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VICE ADMIRAL CHARLES K. DUNCAN, USN TheChief of Naval Personnel REAR ADMIRAL BERNARD M. STREAN, USN j All HANDS ,“,;~~~e,ofc~~~; :ye TheDeputy Chief of Naval Personnel , I Publicotion, is publishedmonthly by the CAPTAIN JAMES G. ANDREWS, USN : Bureou of NavalPersonnel for the infor- 4 AssistantChief for Morale Services motion and interest of the naval service ! as o whole. Issuance ofthis publication approved in occordonce with Deportment of the Novy Publications and Printing TABLE OF CONTENTS Regulations, NAVEXOS P-35. Opinions ex- pressed are not necessarily those of the Features Navy Department. Reference to regulo- TheMail GetsThrough: Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor HeavySeas ...... 2 tions,orders and directivesis forinfor- motiononly and does notby publication Navy Citations-Heroism and Teamwork: A Tradition ...... 8 herein constituteauthority for oction. All A School Fit for aKing ...... 11 originol moteriol moy be reprinted os de- Recording Your Navy‘s HistoryWith Brush and Palette ...... 12 sired if proper credit is given ALL HANDS. Originalarticles and information of gen- Navy’s ContributingArtists: AnIllustrious List ...... 16 eralinterest maybe forwarded oddressed Hunley-SubmarinePioneer ...... 19 to the Editor, ALLHANDS, Pers G15, BuPers,Navy Deportment, Washington. Three Cheers for the USNR ...... 20 D.C. 20370 (see poge 64). DISTRIBU- Shootingthe Works at PhotographersSchool ...... 24 TION: By Section B-3203 of the Bureou of Naval PersonnelMonuol, the Bureoudi- DestroyerSquadron ...... 25 rects thatoppropriote steps be taken to Good Lox ...... 38 insuredistribution on the bosis of one ‘Set the Replenishment Detail’ 41 copy for each 10 officers and enlisted ...... personnel. Centerspread Feature TheBureau invites requests for oddi- tionol copies as necessary to comply with Mail for the Military Man ...... 32 the basic directives. Departments TheBureou should be kept informed of changes in the number of copies required. Letters to the Editor ...... 27 TheBureou should also be advised if Today’s Navy ...... 34 the full number of copies is not received regulorly. BulletinBoard Normally copies forNavy octivitiesare Reportfrom Roosevelt Roads, CaribbeanCrossroads ...... 44 distributed only to those on the Standard NavyDistribution List in the expectation Cost Reduction Program ...... 46 that such octivities will make furtherdis- Your Wife Is a Member of Wifeline ...... 48 tribution os necessary; where special cir- AnnualLegal Checkup Will Help RetainFiscal Health ...... 50 cumstances warrant sending direct to sub- Info on Voting in Primary and General Elections 52 activities the Bureoushould be informed...... Distributionto Marine Corps personnel Special Report is effected by the Commondont US. Ma- I Rollof Honor: Men of Mettle ...... 58 rineCorps. Requests from MarineActivi- ~ NavalAviator Receives Thirty Awardsfor Valor 60 tiesshould be addressed to the Com- ...... mandont. PERSONALCOPIES: This Taffrail Talk ...... 64 magazine is for sole by Superintendent of Documents, US. Government Printing Office, Washington. D.C. 20402. Therate John A. Oudine, Editor for ALLHANDS is 25 cents per copy; subscription price $2.50 o year, domestic Associate Editors (including FPO and APO address for G. Vern Blasdell, News overseas moil); $3.50 foreign. Remittances Don Addor, Layout & Art should be mode to the Superintendent of Ann Hanabury, Reseurch Documents. Subscriptionsare accepted for one, two or three years. Gerald Wolff, Reserve

0 FRONT COVER:COMBAT ART-USS Angler (SS 240) pullsalongside a pierin this water- colortitled ”Anchor Detail”done by combat artistTom O’Hora. For more information on combat artistsand the Navy’s combat art program, check thearticle in this issue.

0 AT LEFT: AND AWAY WE GO-Shooting flames fromits afterburners, an F-4 Phantom launches from USS KittyHawk (CVA 63) whilean A-4 Skyhawk is readied to launch.-Photo byJim Folk, JOC, USN.

CREDIT: All photographspublished in ALL HANDS Magazineare official Department of Defensephotos unless otherwise designated.

ters, both official and personal which delivery across the Pacific. It is daily air transportation between the are marked “Air Mail,” sound re- called Parcel Airliftor PAL and continentalUnited States andthe corded communications and parcels. includespackages which weigh 30 Navy’s postal distribution points at The nexthighest transportation pounds orless and insize donot Yokohama, Japan,and Subic Bay, priority goes to military official mail. exceed 60 inches in combined length R. P., to take care of all air mail, air Thisincludes official lettersand and girth. parcel post, military official mail and parcels, both of whichshould be Such parcels travel by air as long most of the space available mail. marked FIRST CLASS-SPECIAL as they are in the United States and, Yokohama, wemight interject at HANDLING. while en route overseas, they travel this point, is theterminal which If any space remains in the plane by airon a spaceavailable basis. serves Japan, Taiwan, Okinawa and after the air mail and military official The sender of a PAL parcel, how- Korea. It takesfrom three to five mail is put aboard for ultimate de- ever, need pay only the postage re- days for a letter mailed in the United livery in Vietnam, still another type quired for theparcel to reach the States to arrive in any of these gets a break and is sent by air. Fleet PostOffice viasurface trans- countries. This is space available mailand portationplus a flat charge of one Mailgoing fromcontinental includespersonal firstclass letters, dollar. If the parcel weighs upward United States to units operating off sound recorded communications hav- to the 30-pound limit, this proves to the coast of Vietnam travels by air ing thecharacter of personal cor- be quite a saving to the sender. to Subic Bay, R. P., which is the respondence, FREE mail en route Space available mail also includes clearing house for letters and parcels from combat areas and personal par- weekly (or more frequent) news addressed to Navymenat the nine cels marked SPACE AVAILABLE publications which are addressed to OperationMarket Time stations as MAIL SAM.or Theseparcels anyArmed Forces post officein a well as toother units operating in cannot weigh more than five pounds combat zone andto overseas areas andaround Vietnam. norcan they exceed 60 inches in designated as hardship, isolated or “combinedwidth and girth.” combat support areas. Mail whichdoes not qualify for HE MAIL destined for these loca- THEREHAS also been a fairly recent airlift is forwarded on the first avail- Ttions is loaded on board UNREP development in parcel mail trans- ablesurface transportation. shipswhich leave Subic Bay every portation which is designed to speed By andlarge, there is enoughthree days. These vessels arrive at the first MarketTime stop on the third day out of Subic Bay, proceed- ing northward through all their de- livery points. On theseventh day, they arrive at a Yankee Station car- rier operatingnear the Vietnamese demilitarizedzone where they re- ceiveoutgoing mail andreturn to Subic Bay. Mail (which rates air transporta- tion) for units operatingnorth of MarketTime Station One (the MT station farthest north) isflown di- rectly to a Yankee Station carrier from the Naval Air Station at Cubi Point. From the Yankee Station carrier, the mailusually is deliveredby helicopters to other units on Yankee Station and to units operating in the Tonkin Gulf. When delivery can’t be made by helicopters, themail is transferred from the carrier to an UNREP ship and delivered during normal under- way replenishment. Some space available and all sur- face mail going to ships onYankee Stationand north of MarketTime Area One is loaded at Subic Bay on the Yankee Station-bound UNREP ship for deliveryduring underway replenishment. One of thebest ways of under- standing howmail moves tothe Pacific Theater is to trace a letter

ALL HANDS LETTERS GOING HOME are receivedfrom ships byYokosuka Post Office. Right: Operatingschedules are checkedbefore dispatching ship's mail. mailed at San Diego addressed to a Mail going to Navymen inside unit operatingon aMarket Time Vietnam arrives somewhatmore station alongthe coast of Vietnam. speedily. There are three mail gate- It takes about one and a half days ways to Vietnam-at Saigon,Da for the letter to travel fromSan Nang and Cam Ranh Bay. Diego to SanFrancisco's Interna- Air and spaceavailable mail to tional Airport. Thisincludes time thesepoints can be assureda rea- consumedat the PostalConcentra- sonablyrapid delivery, the usual tion Center in downtown San Fran- transit time from San Francisco be- I11 and IVCorps areas of South cisco. ing from four to six days. Vietnam-ajob which means deliv- Twoand a half daysafter the If the Navyman receiving the mail ering tons of mail each month. letter arrives atthe SanFrancisco is stationed at one of these locations, airport, it is in Subic Bay, R. P. This hehas it made-mailwise, at least. THEAREA for which the NavSuppAct includeshandling at Manila Inter- If the addressee is in the boondocks, Fleet ,Locator is responsible covers nationalAirport and the five hours however,delivery becomes difficult 65,948 square miles in which about required to travel betweenthe air- because of lack of transportation and 16,000 Navymenare located. Fif- port and Subic Bay itself. sometimesbecause of weather-es- teen postal derks work three shifts, Between San Francisco and Subic pecially during the rainy season. 24 hours a. dayto distribute the Bay, the letter has crossed the inter- mountains of mail they receive daily. national date line and the time ele- LETTERS destined for outlying points The mail isfirst sorted according ment becomes somewhat twisted. To will reachtheir destination in to service branches atthe air ter- put it simply, however, the average from two to three days after leaving minal. Navy mail is loaded on carts time for a letter to travel between one of the gateway points. Second called corrals where it is sorted ac- SanDiego and Subic Bayis about classmail andbelow is slower. In cording to Naval Activities Groups. five San Diego calendar days. fact, it frequently takes from six to After the mail is sorted according eightweeks for delivery of surface to naval activities, it is rebundled mailto all points in theWestern ATTHIS POINT,delivery begins to andbagged, then placed into APO slow down. In fact, one to four Pacific. and FPO numbered bins which cor- daysmust beadded, depending The time consumed handling mail respond to the different naval activi- upon the sailing date of the next when it reaches the PostalConcen- ties in the country. UNREP ship. tration Center at San Francisco, the The mail is then dispatched on the We will say, for example, that the Terminal Navy Post Offices at Subic first planeheading for the general letter is addressedto a Navyman Bay and Yokohama and one of the area of theAPO/FPO number bin served by Market Time Station Nine gatewaysto Vietnam is a factor in in which it was placed. (the MT station farthest south). The the delivery of mail overseas. Whether or not the plane belongs mailis received at MT Nine every It may seem to some that time tothe Army,Navy or Air Force is third day, making the letter between not spent in actual transit is wasted. immaterial - the mailis placed eightand 11 days old when it Nevertheless, the mail mustbe sorted aboard to move it in the fastest man- reaches its destination. If theletter fromtime to time and this is done ner possible. weregoing as farnorth as Market with great dispatch. The Naval Sup- Mail addressed to detachments of TimeStation One, it would arrive port Activity's FleetLocator at the Naval Support Activity at Saigon from 11 to 14 calendar days after it Saigon's Tan Son Nhut Airport is a provides an example of the remote was postmarked. Of this time,be- case in point. locations to which letters and pack- tween six andnine days have ac- Tan Son Nhut is the place at ages are sent-An Thoi, for instance, tually been spent in transit after the which all bulkmail arrives and is locatedon Phu Quoc Island in the mail arrived at Subic Bay. The rest dispatched to everynaval activity, Gulf of Thailand or the South China was spent awaiting transportation. base ship and detachment in the a, Sea's Con Son Island and its remote

MAY 1968 5 Whenthe plane discharges its ease or injuries received in combat cargo, the postal clerk loads his truck zones as a result of military service and returns to his detachment with oroperations in a combatzone are letters from home and packages full entitled to the use of free mail. of goodies the jungle fighters haven’t 0 Lettersto addresses in foreign seen for quite a while. countriescan be sentfree. En- Remote locations, bad weather velopes will not, however, be marked and limitedtransportation all con- Free as they would if being sent to spire to slow the mails in Southeast the United States. Instead, they must Asia but, if there is a disadvantage in bear in the upper right-hand corner slow delivery, there is at least some- of the address side the mechanically thingwhich could be taken for a printed or rubber-stamped statement, silver lining behind the cloud. Postage PaiCGPort Paye. (The last As most Navymen know, members two words are French.) of the armed forces are authorized If the sender wants to use airmail free use of the mailsin some areas service for lettersaddressed to for- and Vietnam is one of these areas. eign locations, air mailenvelopes must be used. SINCEMOST Navymenare accus- Although a flood of Navy mail tomed to the use of stamps rather passes through the port of San Fran- than the franking privilege, it might cisco on its way to the Pacific area, be well to note the following ground the amount which passes through the rules which apply to free mail: Fleet Post Office at New York could BROWN - SHOE MAILMAN -Most 0 Tobe free, the mail must be hardly be considered a trickle. Last ships at seareceive mail by helicop- first class. This includes postal cards, year alone, for example, it handled ter or by highline from another ship. and sound recorded communications well over eight million pounds. having the character of personal cor- The area covered bythe New York respondence, as wellas letters. Pic- Fleet PostOffice includes theeast radar site, where 13 men are waiting tures, clippings and similar items coast of the United States and for a letter from home. which are incidental to the message Canada(including Great Lakes of the letter sent may be enclosed. ports), the Panama Canal Zone and LETTERS and parcelsdelivered to 0 The word Free must be written all of South America, Africa, Europe men in the boondocks are picked in the upper right-hand corner of the andthat part of Asia west of 100 up on arrival by a handful of postal envelope in the sender’sown hand- degrees east longitude. clerks whostrap on their guns, get writing and the sender’s name, serv- into theirtrucks and drive through ice number,grade and complete SINCEMOST of the Navy mail de- areasfrequently infested with Viet mailing address must appear in the livered in the Atlantic area is sent Cong to meet the mail plane at some envelope’s upper left-hand corner. to men in ships, a constant review is small, dirt runway. 0 Navymenhospitalized by dis- made of AtlanticFleet operations schedules,exercise operation sched- KNOCK OFF SHIP‘S WORK-Time to read and answer those important letters. ules and ship movement reports be- fore any mail is routed. Fleetmessage trafficalso is checkedeach day for shipmove- ments. This includes all U. S. Navy ships, all merchantshipping under the MilitarySea Transport Service control in the Atlantic and all U. S. Coast Guard shipsoperating with the Navy. Mail destined for ashore station is sentby commercial airline, truck or train-depending upon the mail’s classification and destination. At sea, an aircraft carrier usually serves as a floating post office, receiv- ing mail flown to it, distributing let- ters and parcels to the carrier crew as well as sending it on tosmaller ships in company. While the Fleet Post Office at San Francisco is currentlypreoccupied withmeeting the extraordinary de- mands placed on it by the situation in Vietnam, the New York Fleet Post Office has also been confronted with

ALL HANDS unusual situations and met them with great elan.

HEN A CRISIS arises in the New wYork FPO area, the demand for postal service increases as experience has shown in the Cuban, Dominican and Mediterranean crises of the past few years. The postal crises have been solved in the past by the creation of a mo- bile post office directed by the Fleet Postal Officer. and staffed by five en- listed men.These men are always available for immediate deployment from Norfolk to establish terminal postal facilities where such activities don’t exist. The Navy’s postal system strives in everyway to deliver a Navyman’s letters to himin the least possible time and constantly seeks to improve service, particularly in the combat area of Southeast Asia. Any improvement in service, how- POSTAL CLERK 1stClass R. C. Brown, USN, mailsupervisor of APO 96214, ever, is contingentupon thetrans- checks packages thatare ready for distribution at localnaval activities. portation available and, when service respondence is incorrectly, incom- his conscience bum if astop for a is improved, it usually is because a pletely or illegibly addressed, should short beer delayed his arrival at the vigilant postal officer squeezes more inform the writer of his error so it western railhead until after the train from the transportationhe already won’t occur again and delay receipt had chugged eastward. has. of subsequent letters. Nevertheless, he had his problems Inasmuch as the time required to The young,skinny, wiry fellow and it would be interesting if he and move mail within the United States who carried the mail over a hundred the Navy’s postmen could determine and to overseas distribution points is yearsago probably couldn’t have whether saddle sores have been the predictable, it isof some advantage cared less if the letter in his saddle only difficulty eliminated during the for Navymenand their families to b ag was properlyaddressed, nor did past century: -Robert Neil. learn the dates or frequency of mail pickups and deliveries at the various ~~ distribution pointsthrough which let Common Sense (and This list) Be Your Guide their correspondence passes. Letters, Almost everyone knows thatthe 0 Jewelryand watches having like travelers on trains, planesor U. S. mails cannot be usedto trans- avalue greater than $10 arenot buses,can also makeschedules. port certain articles and, althoughexcluded; however, they must be It is also easier on the nerves and commh sense would preclude mail- sent by registered mail if destined tempers of both servicemen and the ing most prohibited items, others for an APO orFPO. folks back home to recognize that a notare obvious. so Cigarettes maytosent be soml: letter destined for a remote area in Again, some itemsmay be APOs and FPOS,and not to others. Southeast Asia’s jungles will not be mailedto certain areasand are YOU shouldcheck with your post- delivered as quickly as aletter di- rected to a street address in a city. prohibited in others. If your cor- master. respondentsare in doubt concern-Magnetic materials may not be ingwhat may be mailed, they sent by airmailbecause they might OWEVER,if mail service in remote shouldconsult their local post- interfere withthe plane’scompass. areasbecomes unreasonably ” master. to permitted AltHough are they slow, it should bebrought to the travel by .~rfacemail, YourCor- commanding officer’s attention. There Here is a list of types of articles which are generally excluded from respondents &mld bear in mid may be a breakdown in the system that most mail destined for APOs which has gone unnoticed and could the U. S. mails: be remedied. 0 Alcoholic beverages.and FPOs usually goes by air mail. Radioactive materials. Acceptance of firearms in the Fortunately, the greatest cause for mailis determinedby the area 0 Precious metals in an unmanu- delayed mail delivery can easily be commander. You will have to do a factured state. remedied. The reason is simply that little research here. a Navyman’s correspondentfre- 0 Pellet gunsusing compressed And bear in mindthat living quently doesn’t use the right address, air or gas. plant material may not be shipped therebyplacing aburden on the 0 Matches of any kind. into the United States. It may not postal service which the sender could Lighter fluid and lighters con- be shippedto certain APOs and easily have assumed himself. taining lighter fluid. FPOsfrom Unitedthe States. A Navymanwho findshis cor-

MAY 1968 7 theNUC for their joint combat operationsbetween February and July1967. During a period of 111 days,while faced with adverse weather,enemy aircraft, antiaircraft fire, and surface-to-air missiles, the crew of Bon HommeRichard and hercarrier-based aircraft succeeded in important missions against the enemy’s power output and its logistic line of communication.

InshoreFire Support Division Ninety-Three, consisting of uss Carronade (IFS 1) , CZarion River (LSMR 409), Saint FrancisRiver (LSMR 525) and White River (LSMR 536)”Awardedthe NUC for exceptionally meritorious service in support of friendly forces during combatoperations from April 1966 to May 1967.The team’sfire sup- portaction against the enemy was unsurpassed for a relatively small unit. For a report on this Navy team of ships, seethe March issue of ALL HANDSMagazine, page 18.

HarborClearance Unit One- Awarded the NUC for 24 hazardous divingand combat salvage opera- tions betweenFebruary 1966 and March1967. A citation statedthat HarborClearance Unit One faced hostile fire andmajor obstacles in- cluding heavy seas, strong tidal cur- rents and zero visibility while accom- plishing underwater tasks which in- cluded:salvage; harbor and river

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ultimatelyinclude that typically Navy gray. The U. S. Navy has been depicted in art in its various forms from the inception of theformal combat art program in 1941. Combat artists have illustrated the Navy at work, using virtually every medium available. More recently, somehave used the impressionistic style to tell the Navy story. What- ever the medium and whatever the techniqueemployed, all works of art have been done with the primary purpose of recordingnaval history. ART,as it relates to the Navy, goes back to the woodcuts and paint- ings of sailing ships at the very be- ginning of the U. S. Navy. In a sense, the first piece of combat art would be the first portrait of the first commissioned U. S. vessel. But most of the historic works dating from the AmericanRevolution up to 1941 were illustrated by artists second- hand,from accounts of battles and operations. (ALL HANDSwill be tell- ing that story in a future issue.)

The Navy’sfirst official “combat artist,” commissionedin 1941, changed Navy art when he joined a convoy patrol to Iceland and painted whathe saw there. He was Com- mander Griffith Bailey Coale, an ac- complished muralist, who contrib- uted much to the collection. The Navy began the present com- bat art collection with the establish- ment of the official Combat Artist billet in 1941. Coale,along with those who joined and followed him, proved that a skilled artist could il- lustrate a lasting, truthful visualiza- tion of important historical battles and operations which would supple- ment that recorded by the camera. In addition, the artist could capture the total eventrather than a brief episode; he could portray the event in a moredramatic manner; and could also illustrate nighttime opera- tions. Classified gearcould also be more efficiently editedout of his finishedwork while still depicting the full story. This dramatic portrayal of history

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BOILER BUSINESS-CSS Hunley, shown here inmodel and painting, wasconstructed from a modifiedsteam boiler. Submarine Pioneer

ANOTHEREXAMPLE of the Air Re- More recently, in the Berlin crisis serve’s valueoccurred in Jan- of 1961, 40 SelectedReserve ships uary,when some 600 Naval Air and 18 Selected Air Reserve squad- Reservistsmade the transition di- rons were called up in a partial rectly from civilian life to full-time mobilizationinvolving some 8000 active duty within about 30 hours of men.These units weredeployed to the President’s order calling certain augmentthe ASW forces of the Air ForceReserve, Air National fleets. Guardand NavalSelected Air Re- In 1962, during the Cuban crisis, serve units to active duty. Inthe Naval Air Reservistslogged more process, the Navy’s active air than 775 hours in logistics flights and strengthwas increased practically some 350 hours of surveillance flying overnight by three jet fighter squad- along the eastern seaboard and Gulf rons, three jet attack squadrons and of Mexico. They also transported a total of 72 aircraft. more than 620,000 pounds of cargo Throughout its history the Naval andcarried more than1000 pas- Reservehas been performing in sengers some 122,000 miles. (The similar fashion to carry out its basic Reserve fliers put in the time as part mission-providing the Navy with of theirweekend drills and active qualified individualsand trained dutyfor training.) In addition to units to be available for active -duty this airbornesupport, about 50 Air in time of war, in nationalemer- Reservistsvolunteered for special gencies, or wheneverelse such forces assignments in AtlanticFleet Op- may be needed. erational Control Centers, where they The United States Naval Reserve, served inan active duty training under its presentname, wasfirst status as operationalcontrol watch authorized in 1915, but its predeces- officers. sors date backto the naval militia of the Revolutionary War. TODAY, the Navaf Reserve has In World War I six out of 10 grown to a total force of approxi- Navymen on active duty were Naval mately 586,000 officers and enlisted Reservists and, altogether, a total of men, including the 111,000 on active some 30,000 Reserve officers and duty. Of the475,000 not on active 300,000 enlisted men served on ac- duty,about 347,000 are in the tive duty. ReadyReserve; 38,000 in the Before theUnited States entered Standby Reserve; and 90,000 in the World War I1 the Naval Reserve was Retired Reserve. mobilized and,by the war’s end, The ReadyReserve is composed morethan three million Reservists of thosemembers of the Reserve saw active duty. Thiswas 87per forces, not on active duty, who are cent of the Navy’s manpower. immediately available and subject to call to active service in the event of DURINGTHE Korean conflict 155,000 waror a nationalemergency de- NavalReservists answered the claredby the Presidentor when call to arms on short notice, and otherwiseauthorized bylaw. Only morethan one out of four of the members of the Ready Reserve may Navymenon active duty wereRe- receive pay for participation in Re- serves. In one typical month of air serve training. operations inKorea three-fourths of TheStandby Reserve consists of the 8000 combat sorties were flown those Reservists (other than the Re- by Naval Reserve aviators. tiredReserve) who are liable for active duty in time of waror na- tional emergencydeclared by Con- WORLD WAR I-Six out of 10 Navyrnenon active duty wereNaval Reservists. gress, or when otherwise authorized bylaw. However, the Navy cannot recall a StandbyReservist to active duty involuntarily until the Director of SelectiveService (throughthe local draftboards) has determined that he is available for active military service, orwhile qualified Ready Reservists are still availableduring an emergency short of war. Reservistswho have completed theirReady Reserve obligation, are

ALL HANDS ~~ ~ ~~ ~~~ ______transferredto theStandby Reserve, Appropriate Duty Personnel, who are cluded126,000 Reservists in drill unless theyagree to remain in the primarily officers regularlyperform- pay status, as authorizedby the Ready Reserve. ingduties in support of the Naval Secretary of Defense. Also within the StandbyReserve Reserve. The SelectedReserve consists of is an inactive status list, consisting The PhasedForces Reserve twoseparate programs-air and of officers whoare not required to providesprofessional training and other than air. Of the 126,000 drill remain in the Ready Reserve, or who guided study for Reserve officers on payspaces, 96,600 are allotted to are unable to participate in the pre- inactive dutyto give the Navya theother than ?ir programand scribed training. Members on the force of qualified officer personnel 29,400 to the air program. inactive status list may be called to whowould be readilyavailable for The other than air program is ad- active dutyunder the same condi- mobilization if needed.It also in- ministeredby the Naval District tions as othermembers of the cludes some billets for enlisted Re- Commandantsunder the Com- StandbyReserve, but onlywhen it servists. mander,Naval Reserve Training hasbeen determined that adequate The SelectedReserve, organized Compand, which is headquartered numbers of qualified personnel in in 1958, is geared for instant re- atOmaha, Neb. The air. program, active status (Ready or Standby) are sponseto a call to active duty. It administered by Commander, Naval not available. includes all the NavalReservists in Air Reserve Training Command, has The Retired Reserve is composed drill pay status andthe ships and its headquarters in Glenview, Ill., mainly of members who have com- aircraft assigned to them.Selected andfunctions through 18 naval air pletedthe service requirements Reserve personnel have all been pre- stations and training units at various necessaryto establish retired pay assigned and pre-ordered to Mobili- locations throughouttheUnited eligibility at age 60, plus others who zation Day billets, and carry orders States. wanttoremain members of the whichthey would execute auto- Onvery short notice the Ready NavalReserve, but whoare not matically in theevent of anattack Reservecan addto the operating eligible for, or do not desire, transfer upon the United States orimme- forces antisubmarine34 warfare to or retention in any other category diately upondeclaration of ana- ships (17 DDsand 17 DES), 36 of the Naval Reserve. tional emergency. full-sized air squadrons,many spe- cialized units and thousands ofoffi- THEREADY RESERVE, as thename THROUGH Public Law 90-168, “The cers and enlisted men toaugment implies,is that part of the Naval Reserve Forces Bill of Rights and the Fleet from peacetime to wartime Reservedesigned for the mostim- Vitalization Act,”signed bythe ntsnning levels. mediate response to a call to active President on 1 Dec 1967, the Se- And this extra strength is readily duty. Its main elements are the drill- lected Reserve has acquired statutoky available at a fraction of the cost it ing units of the SelectedReserve, status. Beginningwith Fiscal Year wouldtake to maintainsuch forces Phased Forces Reserve; and the Ac- 1969, thestrength of the Selected on a full-time basis with the active tive Status Pool. The Active Status Reserve in each Reserve component Fleet. Pool is composed of Reserve person- will be authorizedby law annually It is this capability, the service nelwho have a remaining military as aprerequisite for the appropria- and selflessness of thousands of obligation in the Ready or Standby tion of funds for the pay and allow- Navymen, USNR,that make the Naval Reserve not attached to drilling units ances of its personnel. In recent Reserve such a valuableasset to both or on Appropriate Duty Orders; and years the SelectedReserve has in- the Navy and the nation.

DRILL TIME-Members of Reserve units at Naval and Marine Corps RTC, Treasure Island, muster for award ceremony.

ESDIV 222 itL*:’rc;Idestroyer division and to their wives, for thegunline; on 23 August, theSeventh Fleet surface/sub-sur- children and friends, after a lengthy, Damato and Leary left as carrier face surveillance coordinator for the arduous and demanding assignment. escorts; 011 25 August, Cony too Tonkin Gulf area. In short, for them it was a real WEL- headed for the gunline. Damato and Leury were the only COME HOME! two ships of the division to operate ALL HANDShas reported such OOD TIMES IN PORT seemedfar onSea Dragon. homecomings from time to time and away as 30- or more day periods Damato loggedthe most time. in many instances has had space to at sea became standard; comfortable Whileoperating north of the DMZ give only an exceedingly condensed sleep became impossible because of for 26 days, she destroyed 20 North report of the ships’ activities and ac- thefrequent sound of guns firing. Vietnamese waterborne logistic craft complishments. Sometimes there- Dependence on the oiler and stores and damaged 21 more. turnees have been the big, important ship for fuel andsupplies was no Shereceived counterbattery fire boys-carriers andsuch. Sometimes longera just-in-case. It wasnow a nine times, withmore than550 theywere the little ones-service must. Mailwas the link withthe rounds of enemy fire falling within squadrons,LSTs, PBR squadrons, outside, arriving onceevery four or 20 to 100 yards of the ship. Shrap- and the like. five days on the gunline and Sea nel littered the deck many times. In All have deserved a fuller account Dragon, and almost every day if the one day-I3 September-more than of theiradventures and the work ship was escorting a carrier. 200rounds of hostile fire were re- theyhave done. Inthe peison of When it came time to shoot, shoot ceived. DesDiv222 we are telling of all the division did.(See Box Score, Damato sustained two hits, one of those men and ships who have gone page 26). More than 27,000 rounds which destroyed the captain’s cabin to Vietnamand who have returned of ammunitionwere fired atthe and the other hit amidships. No one to a Welcome Home. enemy,with official assessment of was injured, butthe Captain was Whenthe Division, consisting of damage by ground and air spotters. exceedinglyannoyed and there was uss Damato (DD871), Waldron Many of the roundswent unob- enough damage to the ship to war- (DD699) Leary (DD879) and served as Marineand Army units rant a trip to Subic Bay for repairs. Cony (DD 508) under the guidance weresupported at night by harass- Theship returned promptly to Sea of CommanderRobert R. Clement, ment and interdiction fire. Dragonand destroyed four supply USN, finally hitSubic all handsre- Commodore Clement and his staff craft in one week and seven the next. ceived a sobering reminder that this spentthe major portion of thede- was tobe more than just another ployment as a task unit commander EARY OPERATED onSea Dragon cruise. conducting Sea Dragonoperations with the cruiser uss Canberra off the coast of North Vietnam. Dur- (CAG 2) but because of the mon- XCEPT FOR THE ELEMENT of an- ing the 38 days that the DesDiv 222 soon season,engaged the enemy in E ticipation, the trip had been until staff spent on SeaDragon opera- fewgun duels. Her main role was that momentmuch like anyother. tions, numerous missions were car- spent ingunfire support missions Themonth before actual departure ried outagainst North Vietnamese south of the DMZ and in escort had been filled with bringing publi- waterborne logistic craft and coastal duties for the carriers uss Constella- cations andpaperwork upto date; targets. tion (CVA 64), Oriskany (CVA 34) orderingspare parts, supplies and and Coral Sea (CVA 43). accessories required for an extended IN RETURN, the task unit was fired She fired 4844 rounds of ammuni- deploymentaway from homeport. upon a number of times by North tion while operating near the DMZ Theusual logistics routine. Taking Vietnamese shore batteries. and in the 111 Corps area. In one care of personal problems. On 13 September, Damato, with emergency call for fire, Leary’s guns Training en route to theCanal; ComDesDiv222embarked, re- silencedenemy batteries that were training en route to San Diego where ceivedtwo direct hits; andon 25 attempting to down a group of U. S. logistics and briefings weresand- September,after having shifted his helicopters. The choppers were able wiched in between trips to the Zoo pennant to uss Mansfield (DD 728), tocomplete their mission. Leary andDisneyland. Training en route that ship wasalso hit. Damage and spentmany long hours on station

MAY 1968 nearthe DMZ duringthe monsoon power. oil. In every type of weather,the season to supportthe Marines who While on the gunline, Cony cele- ships wentalongside the Service weredefending allied forces' posi- brated her 25th birthday. Ice cream Forcereplenishment ships totake tions. and cake were served on the fantail on fuel and stores. between firing missions. Replenishmentshave their dan- URING HER STAY in the combat gers. Nine of Waldron's crewmem- D zone, Wauron-spent amajority NOTALL of the deploymentwas bers were injured when a huge wave of hertime on the gunline.She spent on the gunline. came across the main deck while the spent varied periods supporting the Contributionsto the war effort ship refueled from Oriskany. Marines in the DMZ andat Da weremade just by the destroyers' Nang; the 1st Cavalryat Cap Mia, presence. The fact that Damato and HE DIVISION reassembled inYoko- and ROK Marinesat Quang Ngai. Learywere on Sea Dragon opera- Tsuka on 22 December, more than Shereceived compliments from the tions itselfin sloweddown the happy to begin the long trip home. Marinesduring the amphibiousop- number of logistic crafttrying to The Division had originally eration Ballistic Charge,and from penetrate their defense. planned to return by wayof the Suez the commandinggeneral of the1st Inthe south, the samecould be Canal, butthe MiddleEast crisis Air Cavalry Division. said for Waldron and Cony as their prevented such a route. Return was In operationsnear the DMZ, she 5-inchguns were a menace to any therefore via the sameroute asgo- receivedcounterbattery twice, and suspicious craft. The destroyers also ing west, except that San Francisco in the exchange of fire neutralized acted as aparent ship for many andAcapulco were addedto the three enemy artillery sites. Navyand Coast Guard Swift boats itinerary. San Franciscoprovided Moving up anddown the coast, that came alongside for food, repair the first sight of the States insix Waldroa spent 53 days and nights in parts,water, fuel, showera and monthsand the visit toAcapulco support of U. S. troops and fired warm, full meals. In exchange, the was almost as good as everyone 7080rounds. During her time on Swift boats often took destroyermen expected. thegunline, Waldron acted as host for indoctrinationtrips and ferried Throughout their deployment, the to two ensigns from the South Viet- mailto the beachto get it to the ships of 222 were always on station namese Navy and indoctrinated States faster. anddid not miss a single commit- them in the ways of navalgunfire While on escortoperations with ment. No man had been injured due support. Oriskany, Damato and Cony ex- to hostile fire and only Damato had changed officers with the carrier as receivedmaterial damage. CONYSPENT 55 days on the gunline part of an indoctrination program to On 25 January, 222 reentered the and expended9628 rounds of explain to each other the concept of Atlantic Ocean and started steaming ammunition in support of allied each ship's operation. north on the final leg. Chesapeake troops. Theship established sound During underway replenishments, light was reached at daybreak on 30 relations with the Army command on the four ships replenished more than Januaryand all that remainedwas the beachwhen itoperated in the 160 times, receiving more than 1000 the channel to Norfolk. I1 Corps area, and answered numer- tons of ammunition, more than 250 Cheers and tears of happiness on ous calls for fire missions after show- tons of provisions, andapproxi- the piers. ing the Army the accuracy of her fire mately5.7 million gallons of fuel Welcome home DESDIV 222.

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BOXSCORE

Damato 209 153 20 153 46 209 2Damato 31 26 8 36 52,430million 1.8 gallons fuel

Waldron 23209 152 34 53 0 17 0 43 49,029million 1.3 gallons fuel

Leary 20914 150 1045 24 29 4 42 56,399million 1.4 gallons fuel

Cony152 55 44,591209 million30 1.227 35 3 0 14 gallons fuel

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LETTERS TO THE EDlTOR (Conf.) ” The steamer participated in the first liners cross it withoutharm and carrier assigned, but the score anindivfd~al great bombardment of the Confederate and patrol plane operations are con- attains is one of the many criteria ap- batteries on 24 to 25 Dec 1864 and was ducted in it regularly without incident. plied to the selection process. withthe squadron when,the fortwas As for theNavy planes youmention, In order to ensure that all eligible demolishedbetween 13 and 15Jan here’s what historical records indicate: applicants receive fair and impartial 1865. Five TBM Five 1865. Avenger aircraftthe under consideration, SecNavconvenes selec- Monticello earned theCivil War command of LieutenantCharles C. tion boards comprised of experienced Medal for her services tothe Union be- Taylor, USNR, departed NAS Fort naval officers to recommend those indi- tween 1861 and1865. She was decom- Lauderclale,Fla., on 5 Dec 1945,on a viduals who are considered best missioned on 21 Jul 1865 and was later navigational and bombing training qualified for the limitednumber of sold at auction. flight. The aircraft carried a total of appointmentsthat can be made. This was not, of course, the only14 men. The deliberations of the board are Navy Monticello. There was APA 61, a The aircraft were last heard from at in closed session. Therefore, it is not former Italian passenger liner interned approximately1600 on 5 December, possible to providespecific reasons for by the Brazilian government in 1942 in the vicinity of the Florida Keys. theselection or nonselection of any and later acquired by the U. S. Mari- A PBM Mariner was dispatched from individual.Some of the factors con- time Commission for conversion to a theNaval Air Station at Banana River sidered by the board are the candidates’ troop transport. Commissioned in April at about 11700 to search for the missing experience,demonstrated performance, 1942, she was decommissioned in May aircraft. Thisplane, with its 13 men, training, education, leadership ability 1946 and a year or so later was re- never returned. and, of course, the score attained on the turned to her former owners. An extensive search by surface craft, Officer SelectionBattery examination. And then there is the current Monti- including civilian vessels, and aircraft Take a look at the March 1968 issue cello (LSD 35), now serving withthe wasmade during the period 6 to 10 of ALL HANDS.On page 32 begins the Seventh Fleet.-h. December, but nothing was found. The mostup-to-date information available search area was adjacent to 28 degrees, on what’s new with warrants and LDOs. 59minutes north latitude, and 80 de- Perhaps you’ll find answers to a couple Old Yarns NeverDie grees,minutes 25 westlongitude. The of questions you didn’t ask.-ED. SIR: 1 heardrecently of amysterious search was one ofthe mostthorough area of the Atlantic called the Bermuda and extensive ever instigated. Triangle, into which many planes have The cause ofthe accidentremains Gold Lace Again flown, and shipssailed, never to be unknown.The Navy considers the SIR: I havebeen told by otherwise heard fromagain. case closed.-ED. reliablepersons that aNaval Reservist Among the planes so swallowed up Warrant Oficer Selection with no bad conduct marks was eligible have been at least five Navy aircraft. to wear gold hashmarks. In my case, I Do youhave any information 0~ this SIR: Whatprocedures are followed in rate six hashmarks, all Reserve, covering strangeDhenomenon? Do Navv Dlanes the selectionof candidatesfor warrant a period through Warld War I1 and the Korean conflict. Should I start spinning goldthread?-J. L. B., PCCS, USNR-R. 0 Unlessthose Reserve years in- TheBermuda Triangle is an area USN. cluded 12 years’ continuous active duty, 0 roughly encompassed by ~ lines from Tobe eligiblefor consideration youcan save your straw. You are not BermudaJacksonvilleto and Fort underthe Regular NavyWarrant Of- eligible. Lauderdale, Fla. Its notoriety is largely ficer Program, a candidate must partici- Thereseems tobe a great deal of the result of “dramatization,” according pate in the Officer Selection Battery misunderstanding concerning gold lace. to one of thecognizant sources to examination administered in the year in Why this should be is not clear. Any- whichwe turned. which application for the program is way, here’s the skinny. Coastal shipping and commercial air- submitted. No passedor failed mark is To rate the gold lace service stripes and gold rating badge one must have 12 OFF VIETNAM coast Tripoli delivers amphibious assault troops by chopper. years’ continuous active duty [that’s full- time duty, as you know) in the Navyl Naval Reserve, and be eligible for suc- cessive Navy Good Conduct Medals during that time. Onceyou have earned the right to wear gold, you keep that right through out your service (active or inactive) un- less you foul up some time later. If you fail to earn the Good Conduct Medal duringsome period aftersewing on gold, you must then sew on red. Keep in mindthat the Navy places great stock in continuous good conduct while on active duty. For personnel on active duty good conduct is rewarded withthe Good ConductMedal. Re- servists on inactive duty are rewarded withthe NavalReserve Meritorious Service Ribbon. Again, 12 years of continuous active service with good conduct earns a Navy- man the right to wear gold hashmarks and rating badge. Nothing else does.- ED.

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Carlson, P. 0. Box 238,Wapping, 0 uss Natoma Bay (CVE 62)- Conn. 06087. The association of the men of Natoma 0 uss Williamsburg ( AGC 369)- Bay and the squadrons attached (VC Willhold a reunionOctober 18, 19 9, VC 63 and VC 81 ), will hold a re- and 20 at Washington, D. C. For in- union at the Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, formation,write to A. J.Ritter, 4020 Nev.,on 20through 22 September. Brooks Drive, Apt 217, Suitland, Md. Writeto Robert B. Wall,1601 N. 20028. Johnson St., Arlington, Va. 22201. 0 82nd Seabees-The 26th reunion 0 DesRon 48-Will meet August 8 will be held in the Sheraton-Biltmore through 11 at Kewanee, Ill.The Hotel in Providence, R. I., September squadron includes the following ships: 20, 21 and 22. Contact James Green- uss Walker (DD517), Hale (DD wood,995 Emerson Drive, Dunedin, 642), Kidd ( DD661 ), Ahhot (DD Fla. 33528. 629), Stembel (DD 644),Black (DD 30th NCB-Willhold areunion 666), Erhen (DD631), Bullard May 30 through June 2 at the Jeffer- (DD 660) and Chauncey (DD 667). son Hotel,Atlantic City, N. J. Con- Writeto Harrold F. Monning, 310 tactFrank Sims, Jr., 10 Dartmouth East 8th St., Kewanee, 111. 61443. Ave., Somerdale, N. J. 08083. 0 29th Seabees-The23rd annual 0 uss Pinkney(APH 2)"Anyone rennionwill heldbe August 15 whoserved aboard this ship during through 18 at the Essex Inn, Chicago. 1942-44and who is interested in a Contact W. P. Mast, 1319 N. Randall reunion,contact Alex OHara, P. 0. Road, Aurora, Ill. 60506. FIRST OF CLASS-The replenish- Box 456, Toledo, Ore. 97391. 0 uss NewYork (BB 34)"All those ment oiler Wichifa (AOR 1) isthe 0 VT 81 (uss WaspCV 18)-The who served in this ship between 1914 25thanniversary reunion is planned first of anew class of shipswhich and1945 and are interested in a re- forsome time this summer. Contact union, contact W. P. Cheatham, Route will supplydestroyers and various Richard A. Loso, 44 Velvet St., Bridge- 4, Box 138, Rocky Mount, Va. 24151. port, Conn. 06610 for details. smallships in one replenishment. 0 uss Reid (DD 369)-A reunion 0 uss BunkerHill (CV 17)-All former shipmates who wish to attend at Tulsa,Okla., July 19, 20 and 21 Ship Reunions thethird annual reunion, to be held is planned for all men who served on in Chicago June 28, 29 and 30, please thisship. Contact H. M. Blackwell, News of reunions of shipsand organiza- contact Daniel N. LoRusso, 118 Bow- Jr., 746 EastVirgin Place, Tulsa, Okla. tionswill be carried inthis column from doinSt., Medford, Mass. 02155. 74115. time to time. Inplanning reunion,a best results will beobtained by notifying the Editor, ALL HANDS Magazine,Pers 015. Bureau of NavalPersonnel, Navy Depart- ment, Washington,D. C. 20370, four months in advance.

0 uss Archerfish (SS 3ll)"will hold a reunion July 4, 5, 6, and 7 at New London, Conn. For more details, contact Dusty Lighter, P. 0. Box 72, Gales Ferry, Conn. 06335. 0 uss Swanson (DD 443)-A re- union will be held in New York City July26, 27 and28. For additional information contact Milburn R. Miller, 134 North Walnut St., Boyertown, Pa. 19512. a uss Pennsylvania (BB 38)-The fifth reunion will be held at 4100 E. WillowAve., Long Beach, Calif. For further information, contact Phil Tur- bitt, 154W. Zane St., Long Beach, Calif. 90805. 0 uss Louisville (CA 28)-Will hold a reunion July 19 and 20 at the Sherman House, Chicago, Ill. Contact S. D.Martinson, 3238 N. Schultz Drive, Lansing, 111. 60438. 0 uss Quincy (CA 39)-Members who served aboard this ship will hold OBSERVING OPERATIONS-Admiral John J. Hyland, (right), Com- their 11th reunion on 7, 8, 9 June at mander in Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet, observes operations of Navy units theMarriott Motel, Saddle Brook, in the South China Sea from the bridge of uss Newport News (CA 148). N. J.Write Ed Moore, 173Carlton ADM Hyland was aboard the heavy cruiser during tour of ships 08 Viet- Terrace,Teaneck, N. J.07666, for nam coast. With ADM Hylandare Vice Admiral William F. Bringle, details. (left), Commander Seventh Fleet, and Rear Admiral Sheldon H. Kinney, 0 League of Naval Destroyermen- Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Eleven. Rear Admiral Kinney also Will hold its second reunion 8 through commands the 65-ship cruiser-destroyer group of the Seventh Fleet. 11 August in Chicago. Contact R. H.

MAY 1968 29 TRAVEL AND TALK-Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Delbert Black, GMCM, visits the South Pole and (right) talkswith crewmembers of USS Eon Homme Richard (CVA 31). Thesediscussions helpkeep MCPON informed.

~~ Follow the Book and You Won‘t Be Far Wrong SIR: According to Naval Orientation, the difference between the written and NavalOrientation bethe guide in the the only time it is considered correct to spoken word.” usage of oral address; thatthe Cor- address a lieutenantcommander as We can dono hetter than continue respondenceManual bethe guide in “Commander” is when you do not know toquote: written address.” his name. However, the Correspondence “(Naval Orientation) further states So much for NavalOrientation. We Manual statesthat the salntationin a that if the surname is known, an oficer then passed your questionon tothe letterto a lieutenantcommander may inthat grade should heintroduced as people responsible for the Cor- be “Commander.” ‘LieutenantCommander Smith‘ and respondenceManual. Thisis what the Has Naval Orientation since changed thereafter addressed or referred to, AdministrativeManagement Division, its orientation?-R. Z. W., LT, USN. orally, as ‘Mr. Smith.’ Administrative Ofice, has to say: Manychanges may befound in “I see no reason whywritten and Before the current Navy Correspond- each new edition of Naval Orientation, oral address must necessarily beiden- enceManual wasissued, the oral and butthe section towhich you refer, tical-they havenot been so, tradi- written practices were the same. It was “Forms of Address and Introduction,” tionally. at therequest of the Assistant Vice has changedhardly a jot or tittle for “In implementing recommendation Chief of NavalOperationslDirector of many years. number 60d of the SecNav Task Force NavalAdministration that the present Both your references are correct. The onRetention, it was notthe intent of requirementwas added tothe cor- seeming discrepancies arise fromthe the recommendation (nor of BuPers respondencemanual. The wording re- factthat Naval Orientation refers to a Notice 1000 of 21 Jun 1966, which im- quested is quoted below: social situation; the Correspondence plemented it) that the forms oforal and “Rank should be used in tit;: saluta- Manual, as yousay, to the salutation written address for enlisted personnel tionsfor all ogcers, instead of using in a letter. In other words, to quote the be identical. The implementation pro- ‘Mr.’ for lieutenantcommanders and authorityto whom we referred the videdfor specific differences between below. problem: “The seeming disparity arises the oral and writtenform of address. “The salutations for Navy pexnnel from the rules of etiquette involved in “In summary, I would suggest that should be listed as shown below 1-4. The forms of salutation applicable to enlisted personnel werepresented in Salutations in Navy Correspondence theNovember 1966 issue of P.LL Commander and lieutenant commander Dear Commander (surname) HANDS.-ED. Lieufenanf and lieufenanfiunior grade ” Lieutenant (surname) Ensign “ Ensign (surname) “Flying Radioman“ Duty Chief worranf officer and warranf officer ” Mr. (surname) SIR: I understand the Navy is or was Chief petfy officer ” ChiefPetty Officer (surname) looking for volunteers for “flying radio- Peffy officer firsf class, peffy officer second class, and “ Peffy Ofllcer (surname) man”duty. I’m interested, but haven’t petfy officer third closs been able to determine just how and to whom I shouldapply. Can you give Seaman, seaman apprentice, and seaman recruit ” Seoman (surname) me a lead?-J. P. E., RMSN, USN. Fireman, fireman apprenfice, and firemanrecruit “ Fireman (surname) e Airmon,airman apprentice, ondairman recruif ” Airman (surname) The AtlanticFleet has considered Construcfionman, consfructionman apprentice, construc- ” Consfrucfionman requests by RMswho volunteer for fionman recruif (surname) aviation dutywith certain patrol (VP) Hospitalman,hospitalman apprenfice, hospifalman ” Hospifolman (surname) squadrons. You can find out where you recruit stand as a prospective “flying radioman”

Denfalman, dentalman apprentice, denfalmanrecruit “ Denfalman (surname) hy submitting a request for such duty,

Sfewardsman,sfewardsman apprentice, sfewardsman ” Stewardsman (surname)” through channels, Commander,to: recruit NavalAir Force, U. S. AtlanticFleet, NAS Norfolk, Va. 23511.-Eo.

30 ALLHANDS Gold HashmarkClub SIR: Just about everybody concerned thought a Gold Hashmark Club for our base was a fine idea, but now that we haveone, we’re not surewhat to do next. Ourclub‘s officers, myself included, have had no previous experience in or- ganizing a club of thisnature. We knowof no directives upon which to draw for guidance, and we do not have access to bylawsof otherGold Hash- mark clubs. Before we start drawing up a list of clubbenefits to present to our com- lnanding officer for approval, we’d like some idea of how far we can go. Any suggestions?-J. L. J., YN1, USN. Go tothe head of themess line. Wear civvies in the mess hall on week- ends. Avail yourselves of certain barber shopprivileges. These are some of thebenefits en- joyed by Gold Hashmark club members SAILING SERVICE-Repair ship USS Vulcan (AR 5) sails through calm waters. atother commands. Depending on the Vulcan is serving as flagship for Commander Service Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet. situationat your command, they may or maynot be appropriate. IIL otherwords, there are noNavy- privilege is extendedto all holders of “In order to providea complete in- wideprocedures for establishment or Gold ‘H’ cards. formation cvpy to “Copy to” addressees, administration of Gold Hashmark clubs. “b. Civilian clothing may be worn enclosureslisted in theheading (of a There is no set list of benefits that any- in the Mess Hall, on weekends, by Gold letter) will be furnished to each, unless one who belongs to such a club might ‘H’ card holders. the addressee is known to be a holder enjoy. It’s up to your club membership “e.Open Gangway: Automobiles of the enclosure, or when furnishing a and your companding oficer to decide hearing the Gold ‘H’ decal shall be per- copy is not practicable. howthe programis best tailored to mittedto pass throughCenter gates “For the latter, the notation ‘without meet local circumstances. without the occupant showing identifi- enclosure’ or its abbreviation ‘w/o encl,’ Your list of club privileges should be cation.However, if securitycircum- andthe number assigned to the en- reasonable andappropriate. For ex- stancesdictate that identification is closure in the heading entry are shown ample, a two-hour work week for Gold necessary,it will be produced imme- inparentheses immediately following Hashmark clubmembers would prob- diately as requested. the title of the ‘Copy to’ addressee.” ablysound unreasonable toyour CO “d. Barber Shop:One chairshall Thisseems clear enough, yet I con- who, if he’s likeothers we know, be- he set aside at the enlisted barber shop tinuetoreceive letters without the lieves in a day’s work for a day’s pay. for Gold ‘H’card holders, inuniform, listedenclosures attached, or with the Head-of-the-linechow privileges he Mondaythrough Friday. notation “wlo encl” typedadjacent to might go along with. “e. No privilege authorized by this ouractivity’s “Copy to” title. I also Instruction shall beconstrued by any receiveletters which have enclosures Makeyour clubofficial. The Naval attached,and with the notation “w/ Training Center at Bainbridge, Md., did Gold ‘H card holderto mean that he this by issuing a neat, self-explanatory, willbe allowed to supplantthe priv- encl” immediately following the title. one-pageinstruction, signed bythe ileges accorded senior petty oficers. Presumably only one can be correct. NTC Commander, which states, in part: “4. Action.Addressees will ensure Which one?-L. S., YN1, USN. that all qualified pettyoficers at- The problemmay stem from an “1. Purpose. To promulgatespechl administrative change which took place privileges established as recognition for tached . . . are presented with the Gold ‘H’ card and bumper decal . . .” whenSecNav lnst 5216.5A of 20 Jan petty oficers of this command entitled 1966 superseded SecNav lnst 5216.5 of to wear goldlace service stripes and While we’re onthe subject, Master Chief Petty Oficer of the Navy Delbert 1 Nov 1955. (Forthe benefit of our rating badges. non-yeoman friends, SecNav lnst 5216.5 “2.Background. The career Navy- D. Black has commented that his ofice hasreceived suggestions calling for series is, in reality, the Correspondence manwho maintains good conduct for Manual). a period of 12 consecutive years is per- Navy-wide formation of Gold Hashmark ciubs. The MCPON checkedwith var- The 1955 issue statedthat, if en- mitted to wear gold lace service stripes closures were provided to “Copy to” and rating badge as an easily recog- ious sections in BuPers, and found con- census that for now, anyway, such clubs addressees,it was to be so indicated nizable symbol that he has steadily and afterthe “Copy to” information: “w/ diligentlypursued his career without would be more effectiveand have more prestige if handledat the command encb.” receiving disciplinaryaction. It is felt However, ,he 1966 issue, currently in that further recognition of the value of level, tailored to local circumstances. Goodluck with yours.“E~. effect, says that, if the enclosures are thistype of career man is warranted, not providedto “Copy to” addressees, and thatcertain special privileges then the notation “w/o encl-” should shouldbe extended within thiscom- About That Topy TO//line . . . be indicated, following the short “Copy mand. SIR: I thinkan interpretation of the to” title. “3. Privileges. The followingpriv- rule is in order with regard to the dis- Perhaps if a “Copy of” this explana- ileges are herebyestablished . . . tribution of enclosures to the “Copy to” tion were sent to your friends who list “a. Head of the line in Mess Hall: addressees, as quoted in the Correspond- vou as “Copy to: wlencl-,” the proh- Currentlyextended to all Pols, this ence Manual. To wit: lem might be solved. Wehope SO.-ED.

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SOME PAL AND SAM RATES mailing booksoverseas ARE EVEN LOWER should use PALfor low-cost [$e?: airlift service. """= B"1"DOV;!S, -Lonographf2" records atit. other itemsare entitled SOUNDRECORDED PER- A to special 1Ith class rates. SONAL MESSAGES ALSO ARE L Packaae- of books weiahina 3 AIRLIFTED.. . A pounds - I('beled discsTapesand with personal quiresjust 24 cents postage messages canbe mailed at the f-~~~~-rom any city~ in the U. S. rate of 6 cents for the first two ' For thefaster PAL service- ouncesand two cents for each airliftedall theway-the additional ounce. postage falr threepounds of A plastictape carrying mes- books wou be 24 'ent' plus Id sages froma serviceman's $1 PALfee -for a totalcharge .**. A. family and friends in Chicago or 9 I .L4. px.==z""% ?. a.+sj=- miahtI weiahI. onlv two ounces On packages weighing more -requiring six cents postage. than 5 poundsand not ex- It could reach the serviceman ceeding 30 pounds, families in Vietnam within 5 to 7 days.

Cushion your giftsin boxesofsolid THEVALUE OF YOUR GIFT 1s IN THE Itis bestto omit outsidewrappers if .metal fiberboard, or wood. makes box tbe shippingan'adequate container. Placeserviceman's name, address and < /L \ If wrappingis needed, use a heavy list of contents inside package. Kraft paper similar to that used for grocery bags. On shipments to American servicemen stationed abroad, many foreign coun- Be sure'to include the full five-digit tries require customsdeclarations. Armed Forces Post Office number with serviceman's address. Theyare not required to Vietnam. " I When in doubt, check with yourpost- A return address is required on all the beach, but that was nothing com- copter and on the way back to the exams, they were accepted as foster pared to what we were in for.” base.” parents. His boat,armored troop carrier Sullivan moved stiffly as he talked, Thenbegan the parade of chil- 111-10, was carrying a platoon of turning his whole body to glance at dren. Some stayed for short periods, infantrymen of the SecondBrigade, people who walked by. He was still some longer; one remained for over Ninth Infantry Division, the ground heavilybandaged and doctors had a year. unit of the Mobile RiverineForce. not yet released him for duty. Many timesthere wasonly one Thebattle in whichthey were en- Although he referred to his crew- additional child, but at one time, the gaged was one of many in Operation men as kids, he didn’t describe them Polstons’was hometo five foster Coronado X, a campaign designed to as such.“They did well. They children. free the Delta area south of Saigon learned fast, under fire. They didn’t In 1965, Ronnie received orders to from the Viet Cong. As the boats make any mistakes.” uss Maury (AGS 16), thenoperat- moved downthe narrow canal, it As his CO pinned a Purple Heart ing off Vietnam.This could have became obvious thatthe VC were Medal hison pajamas, Sullivan meant a break in their program, but lying in ambush. seemed even more out of place. He Dorothykept their Corpus Christi Sullivan shookhis head.“They had one last comment on the situa- home lively with their own and werewaiting for us, closer tothe tion. “I just want to get out of here foster children. beachthanexpected.we We and back to my boat.” In1966, they were stationed in beachedthe boat under fire from Hawaii with their family. Four chil- both banks. I was standing between drenwere theirs, andone was a Never a Dull Moment thetwo .50-caliber machine gun foster child they were in the process mountshigh above everyone else. Some homes are quiet places; oth- of adopting. The Army was running up the ramp ers are lively places, burstingwith Since then, Ronnieand Dorothy into the fire and couldn’t see what I activity. Ronnie K. Polston, Aviation have completed adoption procedures could. While I was yelling at them, StorekeeperSecond Class, and his and have continued with their work a rifle grenadebounced off the wifeDorothy have always had one as foster parents. mount right behind me anddeto- of the latter. “There has been a great need for nated.” Since 1962 the Polstons have wel- foster parents almost everywhere As captain of the 56-foot converted comed 21 foster children into their I’ve been stationed,” says Ronnie. landing craft, Sullivan’s duty station home. The Polstonsenjoy filling that is abovethe conning station. Wear- Now stationed with Patrol Squad- need. ingbattle gear, protective body ron 22, Ronnie marriedDorothy in armorand a helmet,he is ableto 1955. By thetime 1962 rolled ReplenishesShip and Crew direct his boat’s activities while com- around,they had four children of The first of a new class of one- manding an unobstructedview of their own and were ready to embark stopsupply ships-the replenish- the surrounding area. on their longstanding dream-pro- ment oiler Wichita ( AOR 1)-has “My flak jacket and helmet saved viding a home for children awaiting beenlaunched at Quincy, Mass. my life,” the 43-year-old Navy vet- adoption. With a sustainedspeed of 20 eran said. “As it was, I was able to At that time, they rented a large knots, the AORis meant eventually walk below after I told the kids I house in Corpus Christi, Tex.,and to replace our older and slower oil- was hit.They putbattle dressings contacted officials of the foster par- ers. But that’s not all. In addition on me and took me to a medical aid ents program.After completing to her capability as an oiler, Wichita boat. In 10 minutes I was on a heli- many forms, interviews and physical will carry about 750 tons of refrig-

TRAINING TROUBLESHOOTERS-A P3V instrumentpanel controls a T-56 engine trainerin the classroom. Rt: ADJ students watch the engine reactions tothe various controls and thereby better understand engine principles.

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TODAY’S NAVY Five’s biggest jobs and the responsi- bility is discharged by the squadron’s seven salvage ships and 10 tugs. When either a civilian or a mili- tary vessel runsafoul of a reefor strikes a mine off Vietnam, it is fre- quently COMSERVRON Five’sjob to refloat the vessel and, if needbe, tow it to a repair facility. The towing jobs, of course, are done by thesquadron’s Fleet and auxiliary tugs which, beyond doubt, havethe necessary muscle for the job. They are capable of towing an aircraft carrier about 2000 miles without a stop. COMSERVRON Five’ssix gasoline tankerssupply Air Forceand Ma- MED MUSICMEN-It’s request time aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA rine detachmentsand airfields in 42) with the Sixth Fleet and WFDR disc jockeys man turntables and phones. Vietnamwith a prodigious amount of aviation gasoline, jet fueland occupant-either submarinea or ords, plusa selection of recorded diesel oil. one of the smaller Fleet ships. tapes, courtesy of the Armed Forces Onesquadron ship, uss Kish- TheNavymen of Service Squad- Radio and Television Service. waukee (AOG 9), was a pioneer in ron Five would be the last to claim Even the most selective music buff usingthe refueling method which theirs is a glamorous job or even an on board is bound to hear his favor- is now commonplace offshore the I exciting one. Nevertheless, they and ite tune at some time during typical a Corps Zone. the Navy know that, if the squadron broadcastday, be it rock and roll, The methodemploys a four-inch suddenlydisappeared, consider-a soul, progressive jazz, country and rubber hose which is floated on the able portion of the Navy would come western, classical, or that broad water between the shore depot and to ahalt until areplacement could category of pop. the tanker which remains about 2000 befound. The radio staff is comprised of six yards offshore.Because of its dis- “John Keahey, J03, USNR. disc jockeys. Eachbringing to his tancefrom enemy fire, the tanker program his own style. can work comparatively free from Name It, and We‘ll Play It Occasionally, two DJs team up to harassment. Music plays a big part in the lives doa two-man show which usually becomes an all-in-fun showwhere Thesquadron’s four oilersalso of the crew on board the attack dir- barbs fly faster thanmusic. Some- keep aircraft carriers and gunfire craft carrier uss Franklin Roose- D. times they do a show called “Don’t support ships on the line andthe velt (CVA 42) operating in the Call Us,We’ll Call YOU.” It’s been floating gas stations double asmail Mediterranean. described as a type of request show carriers and also transfer movies, Like all ships, FDR carries men in reverse. For instance, while the provisions and even ammunition. with different tastes inmusic. Sat- isfying suchavaried musical ap- records are turning,the DJs go The squadron’s most sophisticated through thephone book, select a vessels are its five survey ships which petite is a tall order.However, WFDR, Roosevelt’s radio station, number and spin the dial. Whoever chart the Pacific Ocean floor. answers may make a request. Two of thesurvey ships, uss fills the air with the sound of music What’s your pleasure? Maury (AGS 16) and uss Serrano 24 hours a day from the studio’s rec- (AGS 24) covered 28,000 miles last ord library of more than 7500 rec- -Joe Sarver, JOC, USN. year and produced 14 hydrographic field charts. USS Truxtun, Second Nuclear Frigate Although ships are the squadron’s Recently you have probably read launcher, one 5-inch/54-caliber and backbone, its shore installation is in the newspapersabout the na- two 3-inch/50-caliber gun mounts. also anindispensable linkin the tion’s secondnuclear powered She alsois equipped witha bow service chain. Whenevera ship has guided missile frigate uss Truxtun mountedlong range sonar, anti- problems beyond the competence of (DLGN 35). She wascommis- submarine rockets (Asroc),and the its crew,a Mobile TechnicalUnit sioned last May atCamden, N. J. Navy Tactical Data System. One specialist is dispatchedto the The new frigate is the fifth U. S. Truxtun is the fourth nuclearsur- ailing vessel to provide the neces- Navyship tobear the name of face ship built for the Navy. sary technical knowledge. Commodore Truxtun, the first com- Truxtun has an over-all length Fleetand Force ships also, of manding officer of the frigate Con- of 564 feet, a beam of 58 feet, and course,leave equipment to be re- stellation. is powered by two nuclear reactors. pairedat the Unit’s PearlHarbor Truxtun hasa combined capabil- Her full-load displacement is ap- Headquartersand sometimes they ity for anti-air and antisubmarine proximately9000 tons. Herkeel themselvesremain. Auxiliary Repair warfare.She is armedwith one was laid on 17 Jun 1963, and she Drydock30, located at Pearl Har- twin Terrier surface-to-air missile was launched 19 Dec 1964. bor’s submarine base, usually has an

MAY 1968 37 Good Lox Perhaps Navy pilots, doctors, fire- cylinders but the demands of the war fighters andwelders in Vietnam for oxygen forced the developmentof don’tknow it,but 19 men atCubi othershipping methods. Point, R. P., arevery important to LOX provided the solution to the them. problem, since one liquid gallon of The 19 work in Cubi’s liquid oxy- oxygen converts to 115 cubic feet of gen (LOX) plant,compressing air, gas and a 500-gallon tank canfill 287 coolingand filtering it to produce cylindershaving a capacityunder 99.5 per cent pure oxygenor nitro- pressure of 200 cubic feet each. gen. The process used to produce LOX In Vietnam, as elsewhere, oxygen at Cubi Point is similar to that used is used by pilots at high altitudes, by nearly a centuryago when oxygen doctors in hospitals andhospital was first liquefied. Air is compressed ships, and by ship and aircraft weld- to a very high pressure, then cooled ers-each in his own way. to a temperatureapproaching abso- The nitrogen produced at Cubi is lutezero (-459 degreesFahren- used as a propellant in firefighting heit). equipment, and for inflating aircraft At this temperature,the oxygen tires and cleaning struts of combusti- andnitrogen in the air liquefy and ble gases. thecarbon dioxide solidifies and is The liquid oxygen, of course, is filtered out. Other gases, which have the moreimportant of +e LOX condensationpoints closer to abso- plant’s two productsand $he Cubi lute zero, are ventedaway. The Point Naval Air Station mlintains a nitrogen is thenboiled off as a gas reserve of about 2500 gallons. (nitrogen’s boilingpoint is -321 Onethousand gallons are stock- degrees Fahrenheit), leaving the piled for the SeventhFleet. When- LOX 99.5 per cent pure. ever a user’s supply runs low, either The finished product is pumped in theFleet or in Vietnam, Cubi’s into special portabletanks built on reserves are tapped. the same principle as a thermos bot- Althoughtechnology has im- tle. In these tanks, the liquid oxy- proved equipment, the technique of gencan bestored, transported or separating liquid oxygen from air dispensed in amounts as required. was inventednearly a centuryago. Avenerable adage tells us that It wasn’t developed for military and we can’t expect something for noth- commercial use, however,until ing. The men at Cubi Point’s liquid World War I1 when necessity, in this oxygen plant bend the old saying a case, proved to bethe mother of little andprove they can produce developmentrather than invention. somethingfrom nothing-provided, Oxygen was in great demand, par- of course, you consider thin air as ticularly for shiprepair at advance nothing.being ”Story by bases. Before thewar, the product Kenneth B. Dalecki, J03, USN. had alwaysbeen shipped as gasin “Photos by Richard Bell, PH3, USN.

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(DD 571) and Badger (DD 126). Welcome Aboard- In January 1940 he was assigned I I to the carrier uss Wasp (CV 7) and New Chief of Naval Personnel served on board her during the pe- riod of the struggle for Guadalcanal Vice AdmiralCharles K. Duncan until she was lost after being hit by hasassumed his duties as the new torpedoes from a Japanese submarine Chief of Naval Personnel. ViceAd- in the Solomons. Then, as Execu- miralBenedict J. Semmes,Jr., who tive Officer of uss Sigsbee (DD completed his four-year tour as Bu- 502), he saw service in raids on reau chiefin April, hasbecome Marcus and Wake Islands and in the Commander Second Fleet, the posi- assault of Tarawa. tion held by Admiral Duncan before In mid-1944, he took command hereceived his Washington assign- of uss Picking (DD 685). In that ment. command he was awarded the Navy Admiral Duncan is a graduate of Cross and the Bronze Star with Com- the Naval Academy and the Armed bat “V” for heroism in combat. Forces Staff College, and a recipient PostWorld War I1 seaduty in- of theLegion of Meritwhich he cludedcommand of the destroyer received as Commander of the U. S. uss Ault (DD 698); Destroyer Divi- Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Force be- VADM Benedict J. VADM Charles K. sion 302 in the Western Pacific dur- forehe was assignedComSecond Semmes, Jr. Duncan ing Korean hostilities; Chief of Staff, Fleet. CommanderSecond Chief of Navol Destroyers, Atlantic; uss Shenandoah After receiving hiscommission in Fleet Personnel (AD 26) ; andDestroyer Flotilla 1933, AdmiralDuncan reported THREE. aboard the cruiser uss Salt Lake City istrative Aide to the Chief of Naval Shoreassignments for Vice Ad- (CA 25) where he served until 1938 Personnel in 1953, and then assumed miral Semmes have included duty on when he was assignedto thede- command of the transport uss the Staff of Commander GulfSea stroyer uss Schenck (DD 159). He Chilton (APA 38). His last assign- Frontier,the Staff of the Com- served as flag lieutenant to Com- ment before his selection to flag rank mander, U. S. NavalForces, Ger- mander,Destroyers, Atlantic Fleet was on the staff of the Commander many,and several tours in +he Bu- followed by duty as flag lieutenant in Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet. reau of Naval Personnel in Washing- to theAtlantic Fleet Service Force Fromthe position as COMPHIB- ton, D. C. Hegraduated from the NationalWar College in 1958. Commander. GROUP One, ADM Duncanbecame Afterserving as Commander, As executive officer of thede- Commander of thePacFlt Am- MiddleEast Force in theIndian stroyer uss Hutchins (DD 476), he phibiousTraining Command, fol- Ocean/Persian Gulf Area, in August servedboth in Atlanticand Pacific lowedby toura as Commander, 1963 he became Commander Cruiser operationsearly in World War 11. Naval Base, Subic Bay, Republic of DestroyerForce, Atlantic Fleet. On He assumed his first command-the the Philippines. In 1962 he returned 1 Apr 1964 he became Chief of destroyer uss Wilson (DD 408)- for anotherassignment in BuPers, NavalPersonnel and Deputy Chief in 1943 anddirected her participa- this time as the AssistantChief for of Naval Operations (Manpower and tion inPacific actionatTarawa, Plans. Naval Reserve). Kwajalein,Saipan and Rabaul Is- The admiral’s nexttour was as Hisflagship as ComSecondFlt lands.During this period, here- Commander of the Cruiser-Destroyer will be uss Springfield (CLG 7). ceivedtwo commendation Ribbons Force, Atlantic, beforehe became with Combat “V.” Commander of theAtlantic Am- ADM Duncan’s first shoreduty phibiousForce and subsequently SubicBay Mountaineers Commander of the Second Fleet. assignment wasin BuPers as Djrec- High atop a mountain overlooking tor of Naval Officer Procurement. He theSubic Bay Naval Basein the Vice Admiral Benedict J. Semmes, was a member of the Holloway Philippines, a 140-foot tower Board which developed postwar of- Jr., USN, leaves for his new assign- stretches to a pinnacle of 1702 feet ficer education programs such as the ment as ComSecondFleetafter four abovesea level, thusmaking it a NROTC as it is today. years as the Chief of Naval Person- modelnavigational homing beacon Returningto sea, ADM Duncan nel. His active dutyhas covered a for local and trans-Pacific aircraft. served as the executive officer of the span of some 30 years of service in But this is not its primaryfunc- Wisconsin battleship (BB 64), then all types of ships andchallenging tion. he attended the Armed Forces Staff shore assignments. Throughthe wizardry of modern College, after whichhe served on As anensign fresh out of the electronics, this remote little station, the staff of Commander in Chief, manned by a score of Navymen, can Naval Academy in 1934, his first as- U. S. Atlantic Fleet. relay as many as 2400 voice mes- signment wasin thebattleship uss In 1951, theAdmiral led COM- sages at any given time. Or, it may DESDIV 62 before he was assigned to Mississippi (BB 41). Hethen had adapt each voice circuit through 16 the newly formed NATO staff under duty on the Staff of Commander, teletype circuits as a furthermeans the Supreme Allied Commander At- Battle Force, after which he served of communicating.Mt Santa Rita lantic. He next served as the Admin- in the destroyer Navy, in uss Cluxton station also relays radioentertain-

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Midshipmen At-Sea Training I In the comingsummer months, ment. The next step involved assign- the distance, bearings, and expected certain Navy shipswill be welcom- ingeach individual midshipman to movements of all surface vessels in ingaboard groups of midshipmen a division within the assigned de- the vicinity, as well as those of the fromNavalthe Academy and partment.Here he assumed the other ships in the Task Group. Sev- NROTC collegesthroughout the function of R junior division officer eral of the midshipmen took the country for special at-sea indoctrina- andlearned the administrative side helm, and actually steered the ship tion. The training calls for coordina- of the Navy by assisting the division throughreference tothe orders of tion by boththe trainees and the officer inkeeping the division run- the conning officer, andhis gyro ships’ crews. For thebenefit of ning smoothly in performing its par- compass.Needless to say, smoother thoseindividuals who will be in- ticular function. turnsand straighter courses have volved in the indoctrination, here’s In addition to this, each midshi6- been experienced by the ship’s com- an actual sa?nple of one training man was assigned to the watch bill panythan those steered by the program. It tookplace aboard the of his department,and stood the novice midshipmen helmsmen. carrier uss Essex (CVS 9). same watches as did the officers. During his stay in the Engineer- Thisnine-week on-the-sea course In Operations, the midshipman ingDepartment, the, midshipnlan served to give the USNA and stood his watches in CIC, the Com- stood his watchesin Main Control, NROTCmidshipmen intensive in- bat Information Center. Here he was locatedin theafter engine room. doctrinationin the major depart- taught to operatethe radarscopes From this vantage point, the Engi- mentsaboard ship: Operations, and scan both the surface of the sea neering Watch Officer hasthe big Weapons and Engineering; in addi- and the air in search of unidentified picture of what is happening in all tion, the NROTCmidshipmen sup- contacts. The midshipmanwas also of the ship’s propulsion spaces. The plyoptions were enrolled in the given an opportunity to talk over the midshipman assisted the watch offi- Supply Department. CICnet, receiving and relaying cer by answering the phone and the Forthe midshipmen, all intheir messagesto and fromother ships various intercoms, taking the hourly final year of college, thetraining in the Task Group. Several midship- status reports, making out the watch provided a ,brief, but comprehensive, men tried their hands at keeping the log, keeping thestatus log up to understanding of the duties, responsi- statusboard up to date. Thispro- date, and occasionally making visual bilities, and social commitments of vided many an amusing moment as inspections of the various spaces to a junior officer in the U. S. Navy. it involveswriting backwards on a ascertain their status at the moment. Shortly after they put to sea, the clear plastic screen so that the watch Being aboard a carrier gave each midshipmenwere assigned to the officer can read the correct informa- man the opportunity to get into the variousdepartments. A schedule tion from his position on theother wildblue yonder. The flights took was established so thateach mid- side. place off the coast of Portugal. On shipman was rotated twice after the While in. the WeaponsDepart- theday chosen, the midshipmen initial assignment, thus affording him ment,the midshipmenstood their wereawakened at 0430, and approximately three weeks of orien- watches on thebridge. One of the stumbled sleepily upto the ward- tationeachin department. The favorite aspects of bridgewatches room foran early breakfast. Forti- Supplyoption students were per- forthe midshipman was servingas fied by a meal of ham and eggs, they manentlyassigned to the Supply conning officer, concerned with such reportedto their assignedready Department for the duration of the matters as whichcourse tosteer, rooms and checked outthe bright training period. what speed to make and how many orange Navy flight suits, hard hats, The first day in each department engine revolutions to order. In effect, Mae ‘West inflatable life jackets, and wasspent attending lectures and the midshipman assumed control of 38-caliber pistols. tours designed to give the midship- the movements of the ship. The midshipmen thensat in on men a capsule understanding of the Also, whileon thebridge, the the briefing with the crews, awaiting over-all functioning of thedepart- midshipman assisted in determining the momentwhen the command,

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Report from Roosevelt Roads, Crossroads of the Caribbean

HE U. S. Naval Station, Roose- introduction to the Caribbean of the finest of Navy housing. TveltRoads, Puerto Rico,is one palm trees, blue water, old forts and Since all quarters are adequately of the major weapons training facili- modern resort hotels. furnished,shipment of household ties in theAtlantic Fleet. Located Only 100 miles long and 35 miles goods is limited to 2000 net pounds, here is theHeadquarters of Com- wide,Puerto Ricois 1600 miles or 25per cent of the maximum mander,Atlantic Fleet Weapons southeast of New York and1000 weightallowance authorized. No Range/CommanderFleet Air, Car- miles east of Miami. Its360 miles warehousestorage is available for ibbean.In addition to the Naval of coastline have many palm-fringed personalhousehold goods. Station, FleetComposite Squadron beaches. All quartersare ample, comfort- Eight and the Atlantic Fleet Range It has a population of more than able, and completelyfurnished ex- Facilities Command provide support two and one-halfmillions. Both cept for linens, cookingand eating in carrying out the primary mission English and Spanish are spoken. The utensils, washingmachine and of Fleetweapons systems training. unit of currency is the U. S. dollar. clothesdryer. Refrigerators and PatrolSquadron 18 is locatedthere Housing-Note: Reportson hous- electric stoves are provided.Elec- also; andWeather Reconnaissance ing are subjectto change andthe trical current is standard60-cycle, SquadronFour, the“Hurricane information printed below may well 110- to 220-volt, which will accom- Hunters,” maintains a detachment at havebeen revised by thetime you modateany U. S.-made appliance. the Naval Station from June through read this, or by the time you receive Kits consisting of dishes, linens, November. yourorders to Puerto Rico. How- cooking utensils, and other necessary SanJuan, P. R. (pop.450,000), ever, check with the Family Services items may be rented on a temporary is located about 35 miles northwest Center nearest you when you receive basis fromthe Recreation Division of Roosevelt Roads.There are sev- your orders to your next duty. for a small charge. Washers, televi- eral small communitieslocated Militarypersonnel with depend- sion sets, baby cribs, ironing boards nearby. ents, pay grade E-4 (with four years’ and other household items are avail- This 8000-acre naval station dates service)and higher are eligible for able for rentfrom the Navy Ex- back to 1919, when it was first con- station housing.Although there are change for a nominal charge. sidered as a possible site for a naval almost 800 housing units at Roose- Entry Approval-Entry approval facility. Taken into consideration velt Roads (166 officer and 620 en- for dependents is necessary. Your were the area’s excellent harbor fa- listed),there is a shortageof presentcommand should request cilities, feasibility of locating an quarters, resulting in a long waiting entryapproval from the Command- airfield, and positions for key defense list. ing Officer, U. S. Naval Station, commandposts in the rolling hills Whenoccupying housing, the Roosevelt Roads, P. R. If entry is which surround the station. basicallowance for quarters is for- approved, the approval will also in- Inthe early 1940s a program of feited. Most of the housing is Cape- dicatewhether immediate housing massive proportions,transforming hartindividual houses (two-,three- assignment will be available. If im- the station from a hilly marshland to andfour-bedroom units), some of mediatehousing assignment is not a boomingwartime base, com- promised, you can expect a waiting menced. A drydock constructed dur- period. ing that period facilitated the repair- Joseph P. Fitzgerald, RMl, USN In this case, it is advised that your ing of battle-damaged ships. Today, dependents remain in CONUS until morethan 20 years later, it is still either on-station housing is available capable of handling any ship in the or adequate private housing off sta- Navy. tion has been found. For several years Roosevelt Roads hasprovided support for various Schools-The station’s schools are special and jointexercises thatare an integral part of the Antilles Con- heldannually in Caribbeanwaters. solidated SchoolSystem whichop- OperationSpringboard, held every eratesunder the Department of year during the winter months,is the Health,Education andWelfare. largest of these exercises, bringing a Each school has a principal and an majoiity of the AtlanticFleet and excellent staff of teachers. Class sizes many foreign navies to the area. arenormally smaller than those in Known as the “Crossroads of the the States. Caribbean,” Puerto Rico is the gate- The style of clothingworn by way by air andsea to the islands schoolchildrencompares with that and SouthAmerica. It providesan ”Did you call, Sir?” of the States, with lightweight wash-

44 ALL HANDS ablesprevailing the yearround, in available through civilian dentists at Selectionsand savings of particular keeping with the warm climate. your own expense. note will befound in phonograph School facilities are all located (or Commissary-Thecommissary is records, souvenirs, mahogany,cam- being located) in the Capehart hous- fully air-conditionedwith modern eras, jewelry, watchesand clothing. ingarea. A newhigh school was display cases and normal self-service. Any item costing less than $1000 can recentlyconstructed, and an addi- It offers an adequate stock of all be specially ordered through the Ex- tional elementary school is under necessary foodstuffs, but has slightly change. construction.Grades taughtare less thanCONUSa commissary. Adjacent to the main retail store kindergartenthrough grade 12.Hot Inventory is not as large, and prob- is the annex,which features major lunchesare available in the school lems in shipping sometimes force an appliances, sporting goods, pet sup- cafeteria. adjustment in shoppingand eating plies and a well-stocked toy depart- Schools are well equippedand habits. ment. include air-conditioning and modern Fresh milk is available at the com- Service Station andGarage- equipment. The high school is fully missaryor throughhouse delivery. Gasoline prices arereasonable and accredited by the North Central As- A convenience-type small packaged the service station building facilitates sociation, andthe educational level food store is located in the Capehart the sale of case beverages and auto is comparable to that of suchareas homing area. accessories. The Exchange garage is as Washington, D. C. A parochial Navy Exchange-The Navy Ex- equipped to handle the vast majority schoolis available in Fajardoat a change offers widea variety of of auto maintenance and repair jobs. reasonablefee. merchandiseatreasonable prices. Otherstandard Navy Exchange Parentswho have children re- quiring special training orhandling should be aware that the school does not have this capability and, in most instances, suchschooling is either Snow Makes A Fine Landing Pad not available on the island, is inac- cessible, or prohibitivefrom the Thenine men who trekked across theSouth dropped their cargo pallets 500 to 1000 feet standpoint of cost. Polar Plateauduring the Antarctic summer re- above the surface of the polarplateau. The University of Florida offers cently ended willtell you their junket had The pallets,which slidfrom therear of the extension courses on station, and se- little in common with summer trips elsewhere. aircraft,were attached to parachutes which lectedUSAFI courses are televised To begin with, there were no corner gas stations stabilized the cargo's fall and landed the sup- overthe local Armed Forces tele- or handy grocery stores.Actually, the traverse pliesright side up. The impact of the fallwas absorbed by the vision station. party scarcely missed these conveniences-the Navy was on hand to take care of the problem. ice and snow of the polar plateau.Most of Medical and DentalFacilities- Theparty wended theirway across the ice the cargo sank from two tothree feet intothe A well staffed and equipped 34-bed in three sno-cats toinvestigate geophysical, whitestuff, thereby keeping damage toa re- station hospital provides services for glaciological, geomagnetic and meteorological markably law 10 per cent. The rest of the cargo, both military personnel and depend- phenomena. except for a few items which couldn't be found, ents. Services include pediatrics, They received food, fuel and scientific equip- was recovered and used. obstetrics, andgynecology. Thede- ment through the efforts ofAir Development Thesupplies themselves were a monument to the Navylogistics support provided by Opera- pendent clinic operatesby appoint- Squadron Six (VX 6), whose crews employed a medium-level drop technique, neverbefore tion Deep Freeze. Theyhad traveled 11.000 ment except for emergencies. There used in Antarctica, tosupply the party. milesfrom the UnitedStates before being areseveral immunization inocula- To make their approach VX 6 pilotsslowed flownto the traverseparty in aseries of four tions which are required for entering their C-130 Hercules aircraftto 120 knotsand 3000-mile flights over the 13,000-foot-high polar theCaribbean area, so makesure plateau. that yourinoculation record is cur- Most of the cargo flown across the icecon- rent.Anew 120-bed hospital is sisted of arctic diesel oilfor the tractors- scheduled to be built in the future. 45,144 pounds of it in 114 drums.Other cargo included gasoline, white gas, foodsupplies and The Dental Department is located scientific instrumentstotaling 8000 pounds. next to the hospital. Sick call is held This past summer marked the third trip by the for active duty personnel in the early traverseparty. And itwill be the last. An morning,Monday through Friday, airbornesensing program now makes it pos- and for dependents in the early sible to measure the icecap's thickness and to afternoon, Tuesdays and Thursdays. determine subsurface geophysical features from Active duty personnelare given all an aircraftflying overhead. laborioustreks will types of treatment except orthodon- no longer be necessary for this type of study. tics, whiledependents receive all Next summer will see the sno-cats of the treatrhent except for limited prosthet- traverseparty replaced bya C-121 Constella- tion, marking one morestep in theevolution of ics and orthodontics. Antarctic exploration. If you haveneed for extensive dental work, you should make every -Craig R. Duncan, J02, USN. effort to have it completedbefore leaving the States, as dental capacity is limited. Orthodontictreatment is

MAY 1968 45 services are provided. J. H. Paoli, IC1, USN days following the member's normal Recreation-There are several ex- tour completion date. cellent beaches on the station, with 0 The leaveand travel time individuallydesignated beaches for amountto time off notcharged to officers, chiefs, other enlisted men your leave account. and a joint usagefamily beach. It is noted that a request for ex- Waters in the area are ideal for tension of your Vietnam service will snorkelingand scuba diving. There not be approved if you're serving arefour poolson station:one each thereon a temporary basis, when in the officers' and enlisted Capehart there is no reasonable assurance that areas, andtwo in the Ofstiearea. atour extension would actually be A marina,located near theFleet served in Vietnam, or if a previous piers, provides complete services for extension by you had been canceled. privatelyowned boats of military Administrativeand other details people. of the special leave program are con- Redsnapper, barracuda and "Say,those remind me of thepictures you tained in BuPers Inst. 1050.9A. confiscated from me!" grouper are perhaps the most plenti- ful fish in the immediate area. Better Ways to Do More A riding stable, locatednear the special 30-dayleave authoriza- Is Goal Sought In Navy's Bundy gate, has an inner corral for tion applies. 150 horses, tack room, riding corral, 0 You must be permanentlysta- Cost Reduction Program tioned in Vietnam for 12 consecutive rest rooms, and an attendant on daily Two Navy enlisted men star in an months.(Includes service onboard duty. AlthoughSpecial Services OSD film featuring the Cost Reduc- shipstoured for 12 months and does rent horses, most are privately tion Program and the ways in which physically stationed in Vietnam and owned. individualideas are contributing to its contiguouswaters, even though Anew nine-hole golf coursehas increased efficiency and economy in the home port is outside Vietnam.) recently been completed and a golf the defense effort. 0 After serving in Vietnam for six clubhouse and drivingrange are In the film, Engineman 2nd Class months, you may agree in writing to nearingcompletion. Two bowling Tommy R. Berry demonstrates how serve an additional six months, ex- alleys are located in different parts he and Engineman 2nd Class Ernest clusive of special leaveand travel of the station. Johnson combined their talents to re- time. The extensionbecomes effec- TheSpecial Services hobbyshop duce the cost of repair and mainte- tive at the end of your regular 12- includes facilities for ceramics, wood- nance of range boat motors. month tour. working,and auto repair. Baseball, At theNaval Weapons Labora- softball, tennis, football, basketball 0 Ifyou do nothave sufficient obligated service to completea tory, Dahlgren, Va., boats patrol the and a movie theaterprovide other firing rangearea to keeppleasure recreation. Vietnam tour extension, you must re- enlist or agree to extend your enlist- craft fromentering the area during The Armed Forces television, firing tests. It is frequently necessary Channel 8, provides the latest state- ment. You must have at least eight months of obligated service to allow to speed into the area to warn craft. side programs although all are taped. If the patrol boat motors happened There is no directpickup from the for the six-month extension, plus the special leave and travel time. to be cold, acceleration could crack States. The station newspaper, Mira the motor block or damage the mo- 0 Your request for tour extension Que Pasa, is distributedfree of tors through excessive wear. charge. and special leave is submitted to the Bureau of NavalPersonnel (Pers- Toprevent such damage, Berry B1211 for officers; Pers-B211RVN and Johnson equipped their patrol Thirty-Day leave Granted forenlisted), following theformat boatwith an electric waterheater whichkept the motorswarm and For Vietnam Extension prescribed in BuPersInst. 1050.9A. 0 If BuPersapproves your re- ready for instant and heavy work. It Adetailed guide to the special quest, you may be granted the spe- is estimated that use of theheater leave program for Navymen who ex- cial leave, plustransportation, to will save the Navy $15,000a year. tend their tours in Vietnam has been virtually any single place you choose. In addition to the benefits derived by issued in theform of BuPersInst. (You must, of course, rule out leave the Navy, Berry and Johnson shared 1050.9A.Here are the highlights: in overseasareas restricted to mili- a cash award for their suggestion. As authorized by Congress, you tary travelers.) The filmalso shows examples of may receive a special 30-day leave, 0 YOU must take the special leave cost reductionideas originating in plus round-trip transportation atgov- in oneincrement some time during theother military departmentsand ernment expense, to and from a leave the period 90 days before to 30 days theDefense Supply Agency. The point you select when you .voluntar- after your normal Vietnam tourcom- film, So What's Ne-In Ideas? ily extend your tour in a hostile fire pletiondate. In those instances (Navy No. MD 10625), may be ob- area for six months or more. At where operational requirements pre- tained from Training Aids Sections present, as specified by the Depart- clude taking the special leave within at Naval District Headquarters. ment of Defense, the Vietnam hostile the 120-dayperiod mentioned, spe- What is TheCost Reduction fire zone is the onlyarea in which cial leave may commence upto 60 Program?Established in 1961, the

46 ALL HANDS program is a DOD-wide effort to Clambake (WS)(C) : Musical It! (C) : MysteryDrama; Roddy increase the efficiency of Defense Comedy;Elvis Presley, Shelley McDowall, Jill Haworth. management without loss of military Fabares. The Big Mouth (C) : Comedy; capability. It emphasizes the need KiZZ a Dragon (C): Melodrama; Jerry Lewis, Harold J. Stone. for stretchingthe tax dollar and Jack Palance, Fernando Lamas. TheUpper Hand (WS) (C): serves as a means for measuring and Waterhole No. 3 (WS)(C) : Melodrama;Jean Gabin, George reporting the extentto which effi- Comedy;James Coburn, Carroll Raft. ciencyand economies have been O'Conner. Rough ,Night inJericho (WS) achieved. The program encourages all mili- taryand civilian members of the Defenseteam to find betterand Mars- Flying Boat moreeconomical ways for conduct- ing operations and to report the re- Between1946 and 1956 Mars FlyingBoats took tothe airfor a seriesof shakedown testi. sults of theirimprovement efforts. became wellknown to thousands of trans-PacificBy summer, theplaRe was ready for business To assistin the search for im- Navytravelers and to the cargo .handlerswho and itsfirst fire call came an theFourth of, July. provements, the program provides a loaded thebig craft with countlesstons of Unfortunately,that mission was a tlop. En- number of areas in which efficiencyfailure material.gine Navy forcedher the to Mawreturn ta Indeed, the Mars wasthe biggestoperational base. Four dayslater, however, shemade andeconomy should be sought. flying boatthe worldhad ever known. Time, four drops on anotherfire, but .again returned Savings goals are indicated for each however,inevitably made thebig ships absa- to base because of excessive propellervibration. of these areas and progress is mea- Iete and theywere grounded at Alameda, Naval The mechanical trouble was ironed out and suredagainst goals. The fiscal year Air Stationto await destruction, but fate the Mars made 26 drops onsix fires during the 1968 over-all program goal for theremainder intervened. of the summer.127,000 Although Department of the Navyis $318 In Canada's province of British Columbia, . gallons of waterrained down from Mars, upon million. firesroared through the Cry summer forests, flamingCanadian forests that season, theflying All improvement programs, plans, destroyinglumber that could easily be putto boats'performance wasreally inconclusive. b e tter uses. Nevertheless, uses. better lumbermenyear's the agreed that andtechniques have input into the Industrialists, seeing their valuabletrees re- resultswarranted keeping the aircraft opera- CostReduction Program to form a duced to smokingskeletans, looked for a soh- tionalfor anotheryear. composite picture of the efficiency of tionwhich would be more reliable thamoc- Whenthe 1961 fire season began, thetanker Defensemanagement as relatedto casionalrains and investigated water bombing. performed wellbut not brilliantly inputting in-houseoperations and the work This technique was not new,but it hadprevi- out twofires. On her third fire that season,the doneby private contractors for the ously been limited because the planes available Mars crashed close to thetarget and everyone Defense effort. carriedonly small amounts of water andwere on boardperished. The dollar savingsreported helplessagainst the large fires which were the Despitethe disaster, the Canadian lumber- order of the day. mendecided to havethe second tankerover- through the program are audit vali- The coastal area of British Columbia is rugged hauled and ready for the fireline in 1962. dated to ensure their acceptance. countrywhere landing strips are scarce. The Thenew tanker was accompanied intoaction consideration ofwater bombingclearly called by a smallfloat plane which identified fireline List of New Motion Pictures for a plane capable of carryinglarge amounts targetsand led the Mars in onthe best drop of water and takingadvantage of sheltered path. Available to Ships and inletsand large lakes for landing and taking Fortunatelyfor everyone, 1962 was a rela- OverseasBases Off. but forests the in year sofe tively even so, Happily for theCanadian forest industry, the 118,OOO gallonsof water were dropped an five The list of recentlyreleased Navy offered itsfour Mars oircraftfor sale in fires. 16-mmfeatures available from the 1959 as surplus.They were purchased and The feasibility of the flying boats wasstill Navy Motion Picture Service is pub- eventually converted totankers. underconsideration at the end ofthat year's lished here for shipsand overseas By 1960, the first of the converted tankersfire season. The planehad done a creditable bases. iob inextinguishing a fewfires, but the debit side of experience showedthe tanker was vul- Movies in color are designated by nerable to breakdowns. (C) and those in wide-screen Ratherthan forgetting the entire idea, how- processes by (WS) . ever,the third tanker was pressed intoservice TheViolent Ones (C): Drama; as a reserve. Fernando Lamas, Aldo Ray. I Happily, there were no serious fires that year. Brighty of theGrand Canyon During1963, for the first timethe Mars ex- tinguished a firewithout help from a ground (C): Animal Adventure; Joseph Cot- crew. In September, extinguishedshe a ten, Dick Foran. monstrous fireby dumping 177,OOO gallons of Fathom (WS)(C) : Melodrama; water over a wide front in 32 runs. TonyFranciosa, Raquel Welch. Bythe end of theyear, 495,000 gallons of Way Way Out (WS) (C): Com- waterhad been droppedon nine fires, thereby edy; Jerry Lewis, Connie Stevens. endingany doubt coneeming thevalue of the oldNavy Mars flying boats tathe Canadian TheMoney Jungle (C) : Drama; lumberindustry. John Ericson, Lola Albright. FitzwiZZy (WS)(C) : Comedy; Dick Van Dyke, .Barbara Felton.

MAY 1968 47 (C): Western; Dean Martin, George No Matter Where or Who Navy Wifeline Association which Peppard. Ybu Are, Your Wife Is has its headquarters in Washington, TheCobra (WS) (C): Melo- D. C., andevery Navy wife-no drama;Anita Ekberg. A Member of Wifeline matterwhere she islocated-is an The Last Safari (C): Drama; Kaz Every sailor knows the purpose of automatic member. Garas, Ltewart Granger. a lifeline but many Navy wives may The associationisn’t a social club Frankenstein CreatedWoman not know there’s a Wifeline which is noris it in business for profit-in- (C): Drama;Peter Cushing, Susan also a kind of lifesaver. deed,there aren’t evendues. It Denberg. The Wifeline is sponsored by the operates on volunteer labor. It serves as aninformational communications center onall matterspertinent to Navy life-in effect, a “wife line.” One of its main purposes is to help Navy wives cope with family crises. , When the U. S. NavalTraining Device Center commander) when he came to the center. Any Navy wife who has seen her began its move fromPort Washington, N. Y., De Florez employed his inventivegenius and toOrlando, Fla., in 1966, the end of a chapter dynamic personalityto Navy advantage as husband’s ship put tu sea knows the waswritten in the story of an imposing castle- early as World War I when, as Inspector, Naval anxiety of strugglingsinglehanded like complex which hod served as the center’s Cosstryction, in charge of research, design and with household and family problems. headquarters. production of aviationinstruments and acces- Many Navy mates have turned tothe The largest of the buildings overlooking :Long sories, he developed 39 devices for Navy planes, Wifeline for help, and the wives of IslandSound was erected in the earlyyears of many of which are still in use. Navy enlisted men and officers who the century by a descendant ofrailroad mag- DuringWorld War II, de Florezserved as a work atheadquarters do their best nate Jay Gould.Several hundred yards A the rear of CastleGould, as it was then known, coptain. USNR, and Assistant Chief of the Otiice to help. of Research and Inventions. The war ended theimposing (not ha say magnificent) Gould AlthoughWifeline has been in Stableswere located. Elsewhere on the 162- soon after the creation ofORI. Nevertheless, the office processed wellover 1000 seporote acre estatewere the kennels, a greenhouse, training pkojects and perfected more than 700 gatehouses and a building called theCasino. differenttraining aids and devices from which TheCasino was once o glorifiedbothhouse which contained, among otheramenities, a every man in the Navy received some benefit at one time or another. marble-lined swimming pool, dressing rooms for guests, a bowlingalley, and indoortennis De Florez and his genius made Castle Gould’s courts. existence as a Navyinstallation as remarkable After vicissitudeswhich saw the property as were itsearlier residential doys. But both used as on aeronautical ,institute and a refuge those chapters in the castle’s historyore ended operation for a comparatively short forBritish childrenduring WorldWar II, the and a new chapter will begin. time, itsfield is alreadyenlarging. Navypaid $332.000 in 1951 for theproperty which had cost Mr. Gauldabout 10 million Whateverlies instare for the castle, its It nowreceives queriesand com- dollorsat the turn of the century. earlyyears probably willstill manifest them- ments not only from Navy wives but The Center, wiich tookover the property, selves. Evenafter years as the home of inven- also from sailors (seamento com- foundlittle use far the castle’s palm court, tion and development, the relic of a bygone era manding officers and their execs) gildedwrought-iron railings, mosaic fountain, stillretains an airof magnificence. and occasionally from other military alabaster dome of the leather-walled billiard One hasonly to look beneath the veneer of services. room whichwere builtinto the mansion. Nor mid-20th century practicalityto uncover the The questions cover subjects such did i: find much use for the indoor exercise track image of gracious living which characterized life as financial and legal advice, compli- and the 80horse stalls. in the castle when the century wasstill young. cated moves of household goods, The castle was converted intoan odministra- survivor benefits, naval social cus- tionbuilding for the offices of the commanding officer and the director and the administrative toms,medicare benefits, advice on departments. following a husband’s ship from one Theformer stables were transformed to on h4editerraneanport to another, in- engineeringbuilding with shops, laboratories formation on permanentduty sta- and offices for the technical departments. tions, points of interest in various The one-time kennels proved to be adequate cities and many other subjects de- for the Public Works Department office and the signed to transform a logistics prob- gatehouses were converted topublic quarters lem into an adventure. for the commanding officer and the Public Works The publicationsdistributed by oRicer. theWifeline volunteers are helpful The casino and the greenhouse became o 10- room BOQ and a cafeteriabuilding. in this respect. Most wives of both Duringits tenure as the home of the Naval active dutyand retired Navymen Training Device Center, the old castle saw the find them as helpful as a basic cook- development of synthetic training devices, and book to a bride. also became linked with the name of the late One of theWifeline publications RearAdmiral Luis de Florez,USNR, (then a is called Sea Legs, whichcontains information on suchsubiects as

48 ALL HANDS history and structure of the Navy. Stars worn with a Strike/Flight Blue Jacket’sMate (which costs numeral are centeredimmediately 1Fj cents) describes the customs and above the numeral. protocol of whichevery enlisted A single starworn alone is Navyman’s wifeshould be aware placed in the center of the suspen- and NavalSocial Customs (also 15 sion ribbon. cents)provides similar information Whentwo or more stars are for officers’ wives. worn without the Strike/Flightnu- A quarterlyA newsletter called meral,they are placedon a hori- Navy Wifeline is distributed free to zontal line atthe center of the groupsandindividuals through ribbon. Navy exchanges and hospitals. Here are the rules which apply to Otherpublications include: The placement of numerals and stars, Navy in Washington,D. C. (a guide- either alone or together, on the Air book to military installations in the Medal ribbon bar. national capital area); It’s Your AIRMEDAL Strike/Flightnumeral is posi- Move! (on PCS moving problems)Miniature ; Regular tioned at the end of the ribbon bar Operation Hi-Line (for retired Navy on the wearer’s left.The numeral families); and Annual Legal Check- placement of the numeral and stars shouldnot overlap the end of the Up (self-explanatory). It also pro- either alone or together on the sus- ribbon. vides reports on living conditions at pension ribbon of the Air Medal: Whenastar isworn witha various Navy duty stations. TheStrike/Flight numeral is Strike/Flightnumeral, it should be Plans for future publicationsin- placed immediately below the center centered on the ribbon bar. clude a bookleton Launchingan of the suspension ribbon. Whentwo ar more stars are Enlisted Wives Club and Guidelines worn with a Strike/Flightnumeral, for the Wives of Commanding 08- Distinguishing Devices the numeral is positioned at the end cers and Executive 08cers. A book for the Air Medal oi the ribbon on the wearer’s left and the stars are arranged in a horizontal on Overseasmanship is also con- Award templated. line halfwaybetween the numeral The Navy Wifeline Association, and the right end of the ribbon Par. whose address is Building 40, Wash- Uniformregulations concerning ington Navy Yard,Washington, bronze, gold and silver stars still 3/16” Bronze Star for apply: A bronze star is worn to indi- D. C. 20390, welcomessuggestions first special individual fromNavy wives-and Navymen, catean individual award while a award. gold star indicates a second or subse- too. It willalso, of course, strive to Meritorious/Heroic Air fulfillits raisond’etre by answering quentaward and a silver star is questions-either directly or by put- Medal awarded in lieu of five gold stars. ting their correspondents in touch The silver star is placedon the with an authority on the subject. wearer’s right and the gold star (or stars) is placed to the wearer3 left. Numerals for fifth This applies to both suspension rib- STRIKE FLIGHTS SHOWN - bons and medal ribbon bars. The Air Medal nowshows Strike/ Strikek’light Air Medal Flightawards a Navymanhas re- award ceived as well as how many times he CorrespondenceCourses has received the Air Medal. Several enlisted correspondence Strike/FligErt awards are now in- courseshave been revised and are dicated by a bronze Arabic numeral 3/16” Bronze Star plus numeral 7 for one available to the Fleet. .A new course, on boththe suspension ribbon and NavalReserve Chaplain (NavPers the ribbonbar of the Air Medal. single mission and 7 10517) isnow available for officers. The numeral indicates the total num- Strikeplight Air Medal The revised enlisted courses (note ber of such awards received after 9 awards that two of them are classified) are: Apr 1962. Gunner’sMate T 3 G 2 (Nav- This regulation, which was an- Pers 91377-B) ; Confidential/Re- nounced in BuPersNotice 1020 of stricted Data. 5/16“ Gold Star for 15 Feb 1968, also prescribes the DataProcessing Technician wearing of a gold (orbronze) star second through fifth ( NavPers 91275-A). and silver star. Either or both stars singlemission Air Radioman 1 G C (NavPers are worn on the suspension ribbon of Medal awards combin- 91405-3B). theminiature and large Air Medal ed with numerals for ElectronicsTechnician 1 G C and the medal’s ribbon bar-with or Strikeplight Air Medal (NavPers 91376-D) ; Confidential. without the Strike/Flight numeral. awards Ship’sServiceman Laundry The following provisions apply to (NavPers 91466-E).

MAY 1968 49 - - TU€ BUlllFTIN BOAR0 Outdoors USA Is For You-Good Info, Good Reading In recent years, camping on week- Know ahead of time the layout of SouthwesternRegion, U. S. For- endsand during leave periods has the land. Know wherethe prime est Service, NewFederal Building, becomeincreasingly popular among campsitesare located. Be familiar Albuquerque, N. Mex. 87101. Navymen. Someuse their own withhunting and fishing rules and IntermountainRegion, U. S. For- equipment,but mostrely ontheir regulations. Allof this will helpto est Service, 324 25th St., Ogden, Special Services department to fur- make for a more pleasant arrival and Utah 84401. nish what they need to set up camp. also minimizeconfusion. CaliforniaRegion, U. S. Forest For those who wish to learn more According to Outdoors-USA, one Service, 630 Sansome St., San Fran- aboutthe out-of-doors and what aim of the National Forest Service is cisko, Calif. 941 11. America has to offer its adventurous to assist campers in planning trips to Pacific NorthwestRegion, U. S. citizens, the Department of Agricul- any of the 7000 campand picnic Forest Service, PO Box 3623, Port- ture haspublished a book entitled groundsscattered throughout 186 land, Ore. 97208. Outdoors - USA - price: $2.75 - million acres of national forest land SouthernRegion, U. S. Forest availablefrom theSuperintendent coast to coast. Service, 50 Seventh St., NE, Atlanta, of Documents,Washington, D. C. There are nine regional headquar- Ga. 30323. 20402. ters whichprovide detailed colored Eastern Region, U. S. Forest Serv- The text is the department's 1967 maps of specific national forests. ice, 633 West WisconsinAve., Mil- yearbook, wrapping up several essays Thesemaps, showing lakes, trail waukee, Wis. 53203. underthe general categories: The areas, campgrounds,picknicking Alaska Region, U. S. Forest Serv- Big Woods, Water, and The Cotm- areas and points of interest, may be ice, PO Box 1628, Juneau, Alaska tryside. obtainedby writing to any of the 99801. Among the list of enlightening following region& headquarters: Answers to specific questions articles is TakingThe Edge Off NorthernRegion, U. S. Forest about camping or other interests in "Roughing It," which clearly empha- Service, Federal Bldg.,Missoula, America's national parks may be ob- sizes that whether a camp outing is Mont. 59801. tained by writing to ' the National to be simply a weekend venture or a Rocky MountainRegion, U. S. Park Service, Office of Information; month-long excursion, its success de- Forest Service, FederalCenter, U. S. Department of the Interior, pends on good, basic planning. Bldg. 85, Denver, Colo. 80225. Washington, D. C. 20240.

Annual Legal Checkup Will donebut rarely does-perhaps be- the taxesyou havepaid. Section Help Retain Fiscal Health cause most have little idea concern- Five is also concernedwith money ingwhat constitutes good legal matters,providing space to record Navymen are periodically required health. information on your real estate hold- to take stock of their physical well- To help you make an annual legal ings, leases and the insurance cover- being but few thinkof examining the checkup, the Department of Defense ing your real estate holdings. orderliness of their legal affairs. has provided a form-Annual Legal A legal checkup, it appears, is Checkup (DD Form 1543 of 1 Sep This section' also includes data on something everyone agrees shouldhe 65)"on which you can list informa- chattels-your carand other mov- tion which is invaluable in case of ableproperty such as jewelry and Charley Wise,HMCS, USN insurance claims, credit card loss and householdgoods. a score of other ways. The form willalso be helpfulto your wife while you are away from Dennis R. Fullerton, SN, USN home for long periods in line of duty and, of course, in the event of your death. The form is divided into seven sec- tions. The first providesspace for recording personal data on yourself, your wife, childrenand other de- pendent family members. SectionTwo covers your estate and probate matters with important information on your own andyour wife'swill andwhere they can be found. Information on powers of attorney you havegranted can be found in "Yeh, I know Kelly has a harmonica and Section Three. Johnson has a ukelele, however . . ." In SectionFour, you canrecord "May I have a word with you, Rembrandt?"

50 ALLHANDS SectionFive provides space for zone dutyends. If the excess leave you toinventory your credit cards Color Prints Available is notused within this timeframe, andrecord outstanding balances. A Want to dress up your mess decks? it is lost. credit cardinventory is something Library? Offices? The newlaw does not authorize everyoneshould have for, if your The Chief of NavalOperations payment for leave inexcess of 60 card falls into the wrong hands, it is hasannounced thata series of 12 days. This means that if you elect to equal to giving a blank check bear- color prints, whichdepict some of cash in on your unused leave upon ing your signature, at least until the the highlights of U. S. Naval history, discharge, transfer to the Fleet Re- card’s loss can bereported to the are now available to the Fleet. serve or retirement, you may receive issuing company. Each of the prints measures 16 a settlement for as much as 60 days, The financial section of the legal x 20 inches and contains a descriptive but no more. checkup form also includes a history captionand pertinent quotation. BuPers Notice 1050 (5 Mar 1968) of securities you hold, bank accounts If the seriesis for official use, it containsasample “90-day author- andsavings deposits, plus miscel- may be ordered free of charge from ized entry that should be made in laneous assets such as notes, claims, NavalSupply Depot, Philadelphia, your leaverecord after you have trust fundsand the like. There is Pa., on MILSTRIP format DD 1348 served in the hostile fire zone for 120 also aplace in this Department of in accordance with Navy Stock List consecutive days after 1 Jan 1968. Defense form to record your liabili- of Forms and Publications (NavSup Additional instructions will mod- ties and a statement concerning your 2002). ify appropriate sections of the Bu- current financial condition. The 12 prints are available only as Pers Manual. Section Sixof the legal inventory a set. The Navy cognizance “01” concernsfamily protection such as stocknumber for this first series is Motorbikesin Japan insurance, the family protection plan 0584-900-0025. you have selected as well as military If you have orders for Japan and Individuals may buy the series for survivor’s benefits andretirement plan to take a two-wheeled vehicle, $2.50from theSuperintendent of benefits and a record of emergency you had better be sure thatits engine Documents,Government Printing data. displacement is less than 125 cubic Office, Washington, D. C. 20402. The Seventhand last section of centimeters.Navymen are notper- the legal checkupform provides mitted to use the larger bikes in the space to show where you have put COMNAVFORJAPAN area. yourvaluable documents and,in LEAVE ACCUMULATION - The Inthe past, several bikes with case you mayhave forgotten some laws which state you may not carry large engines have been received by important papers, provides a list of morethan 60 days of earnedleave shipping activities inJapan. The documents which almost every Navy- into anynew fiscal yearhave been consignee (that’s you), however, man makes at onetime or another modified for those who serve in areas finds that registration is prohibited during his career. in which they are entitled to Hostile by COMNAVFORJAPAN Inst5800.9F, Nobodydenies that anannual Fire Pay, such as Vietnam. whichdeals with vehicle operation physical examination heightens your You may now carry up to 90 days regulations for Navymen in Japan. chances of remaining in good health. on yourleave record after serving If a vehicle isn’t registered, you can’t A legal checkup, in addition to be- for 120 consecutive days in the area use it. inguseful in case of your sudden designated for Hostile Fire Pay. Such So, if you want to avoid unneces- demise or your absence from home service must have commenced after sary shipment costs and prevent con- in line of duty, is a good way of 1 Jan 1968. siderableinconvenience to yourself, learningwhat needs to bedone to Any excess over 60 days must be besure the engine of yourbike place youin astate of good legal used by 30 Tuneof the fiscal year displaces less than 125 cubiccenti- health. following the” yearyour hostile- fire metersbefore you shipit.

NO GUARANTEE you’ll win an E award by passing ALL HANDS along but shipmates will say ‘E’s a iolly good fellow.

MAY 1968 51 - - THE BUll€TIN BOAR0 Information on Voting-in Primary and General Elections

NOWIS THE TIME to takesome shemust, of course,be a qualified Where registration is required, positive action if you are to vote voter of the state. In addition, both many states permit itby absentee this year in your state and national of you must be citizens of the United process or will consider an individual elections. Forsome, itmay be too States. a qualified voter atthe sametime late to vote in the state primary elec- In general, qualifications cover they accept a FPCA, or a voter ab- tions. But for you, it may notbe. citizenship, age, length of residence sentee ballot. Procedures, again, However, time is of the essence. in the state and voting district, and vary from state to state. If you have To make it quicker and easier for registration. Briefly, they are: a question which cannot be answered you and other members of the armed Age-The minimumage to vote here, your Voting Officer will be able forces to exercise your voting rights, is 21 in all statesexcept Alaska, to tell you the specific rules which the Federal Voting Assistance Act of Georgia,Hawaii and Kentucky. In apply in your state. 1955 recommended thatstate gov- Georgia and Kentucky,18-year-olds Character - Inaddition to the ernments adopt simple and uniform may vote. Residents of Guam may qualifications concerningage, resi- absentee voting laws. It is now POS- also vote at age 18, but Guam does denceand registration, some states sible inall 50 states for YOU (and not participate in national elections. further require that you must be of your dependents) to cast yourvote Alaska has set the minimum age for good character, or must not have by means of absentee ballots in both voting at 19; Hawaii, 20. beenconvicted of afelony unless local and national elections. Residence-Every state requires a pardoned.This determination is Inorder to do SO, however, cer- minimum period of residency before made by theproper official of the tain eligibility requirements must be you can vote. Theserequirements state in which youwill vote. It is met. Here are a few: varyfrom state to state. Most gen- not the responsibility of your Voting You shouldobtain from your Vot- erally, thestate, city or county (or Officer or anyother Navyofficial ing Officer a special applicationform township) in which you lived beforeshould the question arise. distributedby the U. S. Governmententering military service is consid- Above all else, be sure to make all for absentee voters. This is theered your legal residence for votingnecessary applications as early as FederalPost Card Application for purposes, unlessyou haveestablished your state will permit.The time ele- Absentee Ballot (StandardForm 76, a legal residenceelsewhere or havement is most important.Only six revised 1955), better knownas the beenregistered elsewhere. months remain until thegeneral elec- FPCA. If you towant establishnew a tionsavailabletimeTheheld. are for The FPCA may be usedto apply voting residence, you mustmeet the casting your primaryvote is even for anabsentee ballot and, insome state's legal requirements (see list- shorter-ifyou area resident of some states, may be used for absentee reg- ingat end of article).The lawstates, it may havepassed. istration. All statesaccept theform usually holds that the voting resi- Following is a state-by-state list of under certain circumstances, butdence of yourwife is the same as rules whichapply to service person- standards of acceptanceproce-and yours. ne1 andmost in depend-theircases duresvary from state tostate. Registration-Most states require ents, togetherwith dates of primary Therefore, it is importantthat you aperson to be registeredbefore elections withineach state. General refer to the laws of your state before voting and most permit absentee reg- elections in all states, the District of filling outyour FPCA. If yourstate istration. A few states require regis- Columbia,and territories will be held authorizesyourwife to useFPCA an trationperson. in on 5 November.

BallotDeadline Dates of Primary For Application PrimariesRegistration Requirements Residence General and/or for Ballot Elections

"~ ALABAMA Oneyear state,in 6 months in Permanent, once youhave registered. If MailFPCA time in Day to of election is 7 May, county and 3 months in voting not previously registered, registerin per- reach County Registrarlastin day ballot will Runoff: precinct.son at the office of Board of RegistrarsEquity between5 and 45 accepted. be 4Jun inthe county of residenceon the 1st anddays before election. 3rd Monday of each month.

ALASKA Oneyear in state, days30 Notrequiredin in advance. Ispart a of Applyin person or by Mustbe past - 27 Aug election district.Must be able to the voting procedure. District tomoil Magis-marked later no read or speakIrate English. day. election than Magis-or Deputy Irate,district of residence, or Secretary of State, Pouch AA Juneau. Appli- cation must be post- markedbetween 6 months and 4 daysbefore elec- tion. Armedforces may use FPCA.

52 ALL HANDS BallotDeadline Dates of Application For Primary PrimariesRegistrationRequirements Residence General and/or for Ballot Elections

ARIZONA One year in state, 30 days in Permanent if you voted inlast primary Armed forces personnel Will acceptedbe 10 Sep county and precinct. Must be able or general election. Armed forces per- mailFPCA to County Re- up to 1800 on elec- to read U.S.Constitution in Eng- ronnelapply byFPCA forregistration corder within 30 days be- tion day. lish and write name. Must be and absenteeSaturday foreballot. preceding registered. election.

ARKANSAS One year in state. 6 months in Not required.FPCAMail to county clerk Will be accepted 30 Jul, county, 30 days invoting pre- within60days before if arrivesit before Runoff: cinct. election. 1930 on election 13Aug day.

CALIFORNIA One yearstate,in 90 days in Permanent if you voted in lost general Apply by FPCAat any Will be accepted 4 Jun 4 county,votingdays in54 pre- election. Armed forces personnelapply by totime county clerk, if it arrives by cinct. Must be registered. FPCA for registration and absentee ballot. county of residence. 1700 on day be- fore election.

COLORADO One year state,in 90 days in Permanent if you voted in last general MailFPCA to county clerk Mustarriveby 10 Sep county, 20days in voting pre- election. Armed forces personnelapply by (Election Commission, Den- 1700on day of cinct. Must be registered.FPCA forregistration and absentee ballot. ver) between 90 daysand election. close of business on Friday beforegeneral election.

CONNECTICUTSix months intown. Must be able Permanent. If not registered, mailFPCA Mail FPCAto clerk of Mustarrive before none to read Constitutionor Connecti- to town clerk at anytime for Application municipality(town, city, or 1800on the day cut statutesin English, take oath for Absentee Admissionas an elector. borough) within 90 daysbefore election. of admissionasvoter and be before election. registered.

DELAWARE Oneyear in state, 3 months in Permanent if you voted regularly and Mail FPCAto Department Mustarrive before 1 7 Aug17 county, 30 days in election prc didnot move or change your name. of Elections, county 1200of on day be- cinct. Must be ableto read State Armed forces personnel, moilFPCA when residence, anytime before fore election. Constitutionin English and write applyingfor absentee ballot; or write general election. name. Must be registered. for Absentee RegistrationAffidavit to Department of Elections, county of resi- dence, before 30 days preceding general election. Returnintime to be received at least10 days before election.

DISTRICTOF One year inDistrict of Columbia. Mustregister every 4 yearsbeginning ApplybyFPCA to D.C. Mustarrive before COLUMBIA May not claim anothervoting Jan1964. Armed forces personnelapply Board of Elections,Dis-2000 on day of 7 kY residence; if convicted of afel- byFPCA forregistration and ballotsfor trictBuilding, Washington, election. ony, musthave been pardoned; general election, any time after 6 May. D.C.20004. mustbe mentally competent; must Returnform intime to reach D.C. Board be registered. ofElections 45 days before election.

FLORIDA One yearinstate, six monthsinPermanent inall counties if you voted MailFPCA Supervisorto Must arrive before 7 MOY. county. Must be registered. once every two years and maintained Registration,of county of 1700 on day be- Runoff: residence in the county. Armed forces residence, between 45 fore election. 28May personnel may apply withFPCA when days and1700 the day applyingfor absentee ballotsup to 30 before election. daysbefore election. If registrationhas lapsed, armed forces personnel may re- registerwhen applying for absentee ballot.

_~___ - ~ ~~ GEORGIA One year in state, 6 months in Permanent if you voted once or requested MailFPCA at ony time to Mustarrive day 11 Sep county. Must be of good charac- continuationof your registrationinlast Boardof Registrars, county before election. ter and a good citizen.Must be 3 years. of residence not more than registered. 90to 5 daysbefore date of elestion.

HAWAII One year in state. 3 months in Permanent if you voted lastin general Writeforballot or applyMust arrive by 5 et representativedistrict. Must be election. Request affidavit on Applicationpersonin to County Clerk daybefore primary able to speak, read and writeforRegistration from County Clerk(City (City Clerk, Honolulu) be- election; nolater English or Hawaiian and be reg- Clerk,Honolulu) atleast 90 daysbefore tween 60 and 10days be- than1200 on 6th istered. election. Returnin timeto reach clerk fore election. Armedforces day following a nolater than 3rd Wednesday before gen- personnel may use FPCA. general election. era1 election.

IDAHOSix months in state, 30 days in Permanent if you voted inlast general MailFPCA to County Au- Mustorrive before 6 Aug county. For county elections, 6 election and didnot change residence to ditor atany time up to polls close on elec- months in county, 90 days in pre- another precinct. Armed forces personnel, 5 daysbefore genera1 tion day. cinct. Must be ableto read and registerwhen voting absentee ballot. election. write, be registered.

MAY 1968 53 BallotDeadline Dates af Primary FarApplication PrimariesResidenceRequirements Registration forGeneraland/or Ballot Elections

ILLINOIS One year in state, 90 daysinPermanent if you voted once inlast 4 MoilFPCAtime into Mustarrive by 11 Jun county, 30 days in election dis- years except in Cook County and certain reach County Clerk, county election day. trict. Must be registered.municipalities where reregistration is re- of residence, asearly as quired.Armed forces personnel need not 60 daysbefore general registerto vote except in municipalities election. wherereregistration is required; may register or reregisterby mail.

INDIANA Six months in state; 60 days in Permanent if you voted inlast general MailFPCAtime in to Mustarrive by 7 May township; 30 days in ward or vot- election andmaintained residence in reach Clerk of Circuit 1800 on day before ing precinct. Must be registered. same precinct. MailFPCA for registra- Court, county of resi- election. tion and absentee ballotin timeto dence, as eorly as 30 days arrive at least 29 days before election. beforegeneral election.

IOWASix monthsstate,in 60 daysin Execute affidavit on back of absentee MailFPCA to County Au- Mustarrive day 3 Sep county;municipal for and special ballot envelope. ditor or City or Town before election to elections, 10 days in precinct or Clerk during 90 days be- count. ward.Registration is required in fore election. some places, butnot in advance for absentee voting.

KANSASSix monthsin state; 30 days in Permanent if you voted inlast general MailFPCA to Secretary of Before 1200 on 6 votingAugward or township. Reg- election and didnot move ar change State, Topeka. Mondaybefore istrationrequired in some cases. name. Not required of armed forces per- election. ronnel and dependents.

KENTUCKY One year in state, 6 months in Permanent if you voted in aprimary or MailFPCA postmarked no Mustarrive before 28 May county, 60 daysin precinct. Must general election inlast 2 years. Apply laterthan 20 daysbefore polls close on elec- be registered. no later than 20 days before election. election to County Clerk. tion day.

LOUISIANA Oneyear in state, 6 months in Permanent in some parishes if you voted Mail FPCA or athersigned Must reach issuing 17 Aug, parish, 3 months in precinct (four once in last two years and did not change request toClerk of District official in time for Runoff: formunicipal elections). Must be votingaddress ar change name. Required Court, parish of residence delivery to Cam- 20 Sep registered. every four yearselsewhere. Register in (CivilSheriff, Orleans Par- missioners of Elec- personany time except during 30 days ish) between 60 and 7 tions on election before election. daysbefore election. day.

MAINESix monthsstate,in 3 months in Permanentunless you changed your name MailFPCA to Secretary of Mustarrive before 17 Jun municipality.Must be able to or place of residence. Armed forces per- State, Augusta, or to clerk 1S00 on election read from StateConstitution and sonnel apply byFPCA for registration of city or townof resi- day. write nome inEnglish; be regis- and absentee ballot. dence at anytime. tered.

MARYLAND One year in state, 6 months in Permanent if you voted inlast 5 years. MailFPCA or otherappli- Mustarrive before 10 Sep county or city before date of Armed forces personneland recently dir- cation in time to reach polls close on elec- general election. Must be regir charged armed forces personnel may reg- Secretary of State, Annap- tion day. tered. isterwhen voting by absentee ballot. olis, and then be for- wardedto local Boardof Supervisors of Electionsby no laterthan 10 days be- fore election.

MASSACW- One year in state, 6 months in Permanent.Armed forces personnel reg- MailFPCA to City or TownMust arrive before SEnS city or town.Must be able to isteredwhen ballot application is ac- Clerk at any time. If you polls close on elec- 17 Sep readStateConstitution English in cepted. Applyto City orTown Clerk be- are notregistered, apply tion day. and write your name; be regis- fore day preceding general election. in time to meet registra- tered. mustregistrationPermanent be made in tion requirements. person.

MICHIGAN Six months in state, on or before Permanentunless you foited to vote reg- Mail FPCA in time to reach Mustarrive before 6 Aug the fifthFriday preceding election ulorly,did not apply for continuation of City,Township or Village polls close on doc- intownship. Must be registered.registration asrequired (every 2 years).Clerk asearly as 75 days tion day. moved from city artownship, or failed beforeand no later than to record change of address.Application 1400 on Saturday preced- for Continuation of Registration is senting election. with suspension notice and must be re- turned to City, Township or Village Clerk within 30 days or registration will be canceled. Armed forces personnelapply byFPCA for duplicote registrationforms at anytime orwhen applying for ballot. Completed registrationforms and voted ballotmust be returned in separate en- velopes before polls close on election day.

54 ALLHANDS BallotDeadline Dates of Application For Primary Primaries ResidenceRequirements Registration for Ballot and/orGeneral Elections

MINNESOTA Six months in state, 30 days in Permanent if you voted once inlast four Mail'FPCA to County Au- Must arrivebefore 10 Sep precinct. Registrationrequiredis years. Armed forces personnelapply by ditor at any time. polls close on elec- in some places. FPCAfor permanent registrotion and tion day. absentee ballot.

MISSISSIPPI TWOyears in state and one year Permanent unless reregistration is ordered MailFPCA Cityto or Mustarrive no 4Jun, in election districtbefore date of by County Board of Supervisors. Armed County Registrar.Appli- laterthan election Runoff: general election. Must be regis- forces personnel, applyby FPCA for reg- cations are accepted no day. 26 Jun tered. istrationapplication and ballot. Complete earlierthan 60 days be- registrationfour months before general fore general election. election.

~~~ ~~~ MISSOURI Oneyear in state, 60 daysPermanentin if you metvoting requirements MailFPCA at any timeto Must arrive before 4 Aug county, citytown. or and notdid changename or place of resi- Clerk of County Court or 1800 anday after dence. Armed forces personnel are not Board of Election Com- election day. required to register. missioners, place of resi- dence, for absentee ballot.

~~ MONTANA Oneyear in state, 30 days in Permanent if you voted lastin biennial MailFPCA in time to reach Must arrivebefore 4 Jun 4 county or precinct. Must reg-be general election anddidnot move from County, City or Townpolls close on elec- istere d . votingistered. precinct. Armed farces personnel, Clerk within 40 days be- tion day. mailFPCA, signed under oath, in time fore election. to reach County Clerk no laterthan 46 days before election.

NEBRASKASix months in state, 40 days in Permanent.Armed forces personnel, ap- MailFPCA to County Clerk Mustarrive no 14 May county, 10days in precinct or ply byFPCA forregistration ond absentee (ElectionCommissioner inlater than lo00 on ward. ballot. Write margin,in "Please mail Douglas and Lancaster Thursdayafter elec- registrationleastforms."Counties) at 90 days tionand day be before election. postmarkedno loterthen day be- fore election.

NEVADA Six months in state, 30 daysPermanentin for armed forces personnel. MailFPCA timein Must to arrive before 3 Sep county, 10 days in precinct. Must If not registered, applybyFPCA for reg-reach County Clerk before polls close on elec- be registered. istration and absentee1700 ballot. on beforeTuesday tion day. election.

NEW Six months votingin precinct. Check List corresponds to registration.Mail FPCA at anytime Must arrivebefore HAMPSHIRE Namemust be on Check list, Armed forces personnel, name is placed to Secretary OP State, Con- polls close on alee 10 Sep place of residence. on Check List when absentee ballot ap- cord, for Armed Forces tion day. plication is accepted. Ballot.

NEWJERSEY Six months in state, 40 daysinPermanent if you voted once infour years Moil FPCA to County Clerk Must arrive before 4Jun county. andnot did movevoting from precinct. (Clerk of Municipalitypolls for close election Not required of armed forces personnel. municipal elections) at any day. Upon release from duty,individual must time. In case of doubt register in person. about county or address, send FPCAto Secretary of State,State House, Tren- ton.

NEW MEXICO One year in state, 90 daysin Permanent if you voted inlast two gen- MailFPCA verifiedby Must reach County 2 7 Aug27 county, 30 days in precinct. Must era1 elections and didnot change resi- commissioned officer to Clerk bynoon of be registered. dence. For ormed forces personnel County Clerk anytime daybefore elec- regirtrationin advance is notrequired. after 1 Jul for generaltion. elections.

NEW YORKThree months in state, city or Permanent.Armed forces personnel ap- MoilFPCA Division to for Mustarrive by 18 Jun county. Must be registered.Proof ply by FPCA for registration and absentee Servicemen's Voting, Office noon, day before of literacy is required, exceptofballot. for Secretary of State, AI- election. armed forces personnelwhen vot- bony, at least 10 days be- ing by foreing absentee bollot. election.

NORTH Oneyear in state, 30 days in Permanent except for armedforces per- MailFPCA to Secretary Mustarrive before CAROLINAvoting precinct. Must be able to ronnel on leaving service. ApplyState,of by Raleigh, or to noonSaturdayon 4 May. read and writefrom State Con- FPCAregistrationfor and absentee Chairman, County Board preceding election. R un o ff: stitutionRunoff: and beballot. registered. of Elections, at any time. 1 Jun

~~~ NORTH One year in State. 90 daysNotin required of armed forces personnel. MailFPCA to County Au- Will be accepted DAKOTA county, 30 days invoting pre- ditorwithin 30 days be- upto one week 3 Sep cinct. fore election. after election day.

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BallotDeadline Dates of Application For Primary PrimariesResidenceRequirements General and/or Ballot for Registration Elections

VIRGINIA One year in state, 6 months inNot requiredof armed forces personnel. MailFPCA to Secretary ofMust orrive in time 9 Jul, county, 30 days in precinct. State orState Boord for of delivery to Runoff: Elections, Richmond, at election officials be- 13 Aug time. any forepolls close on election day.

WASHINGTON Oneyear in state, 90 days in Permanent if you voted once inlast 4 MailFPCA to Secretary of Ballotmust be 17 Sep county, 30 days in city or votingyears and didnot move from city or State,Olympia, any time voted on or before Firecinct. Must be ableto read county whereregistered. Armed forces before election (preferably election dayand and speak English, and mustbe personnel, applyby FPCA for temporary after 1 July). reach election offi- registeredasqualify or a Service registration and absenteecials ballot. thanlater no V ote r. 15 days 15 Voter. after gen- eral election. For armed forces per- sonnel, date on af- fidavit on return envelope servesas voting date.

WEST One year in state, bo days in Permanent unless you failedto vote Applyby FPCA to Clerk Must reach Clerk VIRGINIA county or municipality.Must be once in period of last 2 primaryand of CircuitCourt, county of of CircuitCourt in 14 May registered. general elections, or changedplace of residence, within 60 days timeto be deliv- residence. Mail request far Applicationbefore election. Must ered to election of- for Absentee RegistrationClerkto of reachClerk‘s office bytheficials before polls CircuitCourt, county of residence, at anySaturday before general close on election tim e. Return no later thanlater Return notime. 30before days election. day. election.

WISCONSINSix monthsstate,in 10 daysNotin required of armed forces personnel. MailFPCA at any timeMustto be returned 10 Sep election district or precinct. Must County,City, Town or Vil- in timeto bede- be registered in some municipali- loge Clerk (Board of Elec- livered to election ties, except armed forces per- tion Commissioners, Mil- officialsbefore ronnel. waukee). polls close on elec- tion day.

WYOMING One year in state, 60 days in Permanent if you voted once lastintwo Mail FPCA to County, Must be returned 20 Aug county, 10 days votingin pre- years. Armed forces personnel, applybyCity orTown Clerk,any to be delivered cinct. Mukt be able to read StateFPCA forregistration and absentee time in year of election to election officials Constitution and bedays registered. 15 to upballot. before elec- when polls open tion. on election day.

I I NavylMarine-Coast Guard Residence Foundation It’s called the Navy Marine Coast are accepted year-round, not just in in additionto the lifetime nursing GuardResidence Foundation, Inc. April, according to authorities. care available to them at the hall. Itspurpose is tobuild and operate Before the drive began this year, The ultimate goal of the Founda- retirementresidences mainly ior theFoundation, a nonprofit organi- tion is to build as many residences as widows of officers of thethree sea zation, was worthmore than areneeded and at locations where services. $550,000,a large portion of which the largest numbers of retired eligi- But in order to do so, it must have was earmarked for the construction bles wish to live. operatingfunds donated by active of the first residence dwelling, Vin- To helpattain this goal, donors and retired officers and by friends of son Hall, a50-apartment structure mayreceive membership in the the Navy,Marine Corps and Coast located in McLean, Va., 15 miles Foundation for $25per year or a Guard. fromdowntown Washington, D. C. lifetime membership for $500, either This year, the solicitation for Tooperate the hall andpay for of which is tax deductible. fundswas held during April, at necessary items not covered by the Checks,money orders, bequests, which time officers in grades 0-4 and buildingmortgage, theFoundation stock transfers, etc., should be made above were approached on purely a estimates it must raise $100,000 an- payableto the ResidenceFounda- voluntary basis. In addition, Re- nually which will go into its Endow- tion, Inc., or to NMCGRF, Inc., and servegroups, retired officers,Navy ment Fund. mailedto: Navy MarineCoast League councils and others-such as Income from the fund will be used Guard ResidenceFoundation, Inc., officers wives’ clubs interested in the to aidabout 20 per cent of the Bldg. 59, U. S. NavalObservatory, success of theFoundation - held widows who will live at Vinson Hall. Washington, D. C.20390. Details benefit affairs. These ladies will be given assistance of the foundation are contained in However,volunteer contributions ranging from $25 to $150 per month SecNav Notice 5340.

MAY 1968 57 Acts of courage and leadership in the face of hostile source of resistance. He requested an artillery barrage fire haveearned for today’s Navymen the respect and laid down onhis own position, andordered his men gratitude of theircountry. During the past few years to evacuate the position while he remained to provide ALL HANDShas reported the names of those added to cover fire. Before he himself couldcarry out hisown the roll of honor. Recent awards serve to exemplify this escape, he was fatally shot by the Viet Cong. growing list. Lieutenant Neil R. Sparks, Jr., USN. LT Sparks earned hisNavy Cross whilerescuing a downed pilot over Navy Cross hostile enemy territory on 17 Jd 1967. Phil 1. Valdez,Hospital Corpsman Third Class, USN, LT Sparkspenetrated the coastal defense of North posthumously. The NavyCross was awarded for “gal- Vietnam, 30 miles south of Hanoi, to rescue a downed lantry and intrepidity in action” while serving as corps- naval aviator. Hishelicopter was hit by enemy fire, man with a Marine unit on the morning of 29 Jan 1967 disabling the radios, automatic stabilization equipment near Da Nang, Republic ot Vietnam. and airspeed indicator. Despite the enemy fire, he kept Phil Valdez wasin a helilift witha platoon which, his aircraft hovering for 20 minutes until the pilot could immediatelyupon landing, came under heavy enemy be hoisted aboard. Two and a half hours later, he safely fire and sustained several wounded. Without hesitating, crossed back from the coastline of North Vietnam, hav- Petty Officer Valdez ran some 75 yards through open ingpenetrated the coastal defense of NorthVietnam terrain,under fire, to aida fallen Marine. He moved andtraveling 200 milesover hostile territory. “Byhis the man to a safe area and rendered medical assistance. courageous actions, skill and fearless devotion to duty, He then exposed himself to fire once more, going to the LT Sparks prevented the capture by hostile forces of a aid of asecond wounded Marine. While treating the fellow aviator.” second Marine, he positioned himself between the man and the hostile fire and was fatally wounded by enemy Silver Star fire. William R. Broad, Hospital Corpsman Second Class, Lieutenant William C. Fitzgerald, USN, posthumous USN, awarded posthumously. Petty OfficerBroad was award. The NavyCross was presentedposthumously awarded the Silver Star for actionwhile serving as a to LT Fitzgerald “for extraordinary heroism” on 7 Aug corpsman with a Marine unit in Quang Ngai Province 1967while serving as senior advisorto a Vietnamese on 28 Jan 1967. Navy Coastal Group. During a river crossing by a Marine company making Duringan attack by communist insurgents, he im- a sweep into enemy-controlled territory, awell-armed mediatelyestablished communications with the Viet- enemy force opened fire on the point of the patrol. Petty namese Navy commanding officer, attemptingto OfficerBroad left coverand began the perilous trip coordinate assistance from other forces in the area. The forward to aid woundedMarines. He wasseriously numerically superior Viet Cong forces overran the base, wounded, but stopped only long enough to treat him- leaving LTFitzgeralds bunkerthe only remaining self, then crawled on to the wounded men to administer

NavyCross Star Silver Medal legion of Merit

58 ALL HANDS first aid.He continued to treatwounded Marines, ex- posing himself to the heavy fire, until wounded again, this timemortally. “His courageousand inspiring ac- tions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.”

LieutenantRichard F. Daniels, USNR. Awarded the Silver Star for action on 23 May 1967 as commander of a helicopterduring rescue of a downed pilot over enemy territory. When an earlier attempt to rescue an airman downed 35 miles from Haiphong was unsuccessful due to heavy concentrations of enemy small-armsfire, LT Daniels flew his helicopter into enemy territory to attempt the rescue. He continued his flight, reached the area of the downed airman, and hovered over the spot for 20 minutes while CONGRATULATIONS to Thomas Darley, GMl, after be- makingthe rescue. Heevaded numerous enemy anti- aircraft barrages,then secured one of his enginesto ingpresented the Bronze Star. Darley received award provide maximum fuel economy.When helanded for action on MekongDelta as a PBRpatrol officer. safely aboard uss Worden (DLG 18) his aircraft had only two to three minutes of fuel remaining. seriously wounded by riflefire. He continued forward until again hit by rifle fire and fell mortally wounded. John E. Laning,Hospital Corpsman Third Class, USN, awardedposthumously. Petty Officer Laningwas Travis A. Simmons, Jr., HospitalCorpsman Second awardedthe Silver Star for action on 8 May 1967 in Class, USNR, awardedposthumously. Forconspicuous connection with operations against enemy forces while gallantry and intrepidity in action on 16 Mar 1967, serving as a corpsman with a Marine unit during Opera- while servingwith aMarine unit during operations tion Prairie IV. against Viet Cong forces in the Republic of Vietnam. During an enemyattack on the ConThien combat Petty Officer Simmons was with a Marine unit on a outpost %y NorthVietnamese Army forces throwing searchand destroy missionin QuangNgai Province “satchel charges” into defending trenches, Petty Officer when rear elements of the company were fired upon by Laningheard cries for help.He rushed across open, Viet Cong in anopen rice paddy. As he ranforward fireswept ground to the trenches to care for wounded to aidMarines requiring medical assistance, he was Marines.Working in dim light andsometimes total wounded in the leg. Disregarding his own wound, he darkness,he provided swift andexpert care to the crawledunder fire to a woundedMarine and placed wounded men. He was again crossing open ground on hisown body between that of the wounded man and his way to aid another squad of Marines when he was enemy fire. Moments later, Petty OfficerSimmons was

DistinguishedFlying Cross Navy and Marine Corps Medal Bronze Star Medal

MAY 1968 LieutenantBenjamin E. Caldwell, USN. He received the DistinguishedFlying Cross for action on 12 Mar 1967 as the airwing commander’s wingman in a coordi- nated strike againstthe Ninh Binh rail andbridge complex. LT Caldwell was assignedthe railroad bridge as a target.Exposed to intense antiaircraft fire en route to his target, he maintained ‘tactical position and delivered his bombs directly on the narrowbridge, destroying two of its spans. Lieutenant (is)Johnny D. Carroll, USNR. Awarded for his participation in a strike against the rail complex at Quang Suoi, on 11 Nov 1965. As radar intercept officer in a flight of three aircraft, heguided the planesthrough adverse weather condi- tions at low altitude and assisted the pilot in conducting a succession of attacks whichdestroyed nine railroad DISTINGUISHED PILOT-Lieutenant (is)Walter Williams cars and a locomotive. Throughoutthe attacks, the receivesDistinguished Flying Cross for Vietnamduty. flightwas subjectedto heavy antiaircraft fire. After departing the target, he effected a low-level rendezvous mortally wounded by a burst of machine gun fire. “His with a photo-reconnaissance aircraft and led it back to exceptional initiative, uncommondaring and compas- sion for his woundedcomrades were in keepingwith thehighest traditions of theUnited States Naval Service.” 1 Naval Aviator Has Lieutenant Charles D. Witt, USN, awarded post- INSTANCES OF BRAVERY and heroism byNavymen in humously. Forconspicuous gallantry andintrepidity Vietnam are many as indicated by the growing list of in action on 19 May 1967while serving with a river decorationsand citations which are reported inALL patrol section along the Ham Luong River. HANDS. LT Witt sighted a Viet Cong junk reversing its course One Navyman who has done more than his share to and, without hesitation, chased the evading craft, suc- add to this growing list of heroes isNavy pilot, Com- cessfully destroying it andanother despite semiauto- mander Ronald Jackson Hays, USN. CDR Hays is one of maticand automatic fire from the junks, a hutand the most decoratednaval aviators havingserved in bunkers along the banks. The destruction of these junks Vietnam. was marked by secondary explosions. He then led his The decorations which he has received makehis serv- PBR patrol back to the main river with no damage to ice record an extremely bulky package, which reads like his unit. a script prepared for aharrowing Hollywood produc- tion, but this script andthe acts for whichhe was Distinguished Flying Cross awarded decorations are all factual. Lieutenant CommanderJames W. Austin, USN. Among his various decorations are 30 awards for com- Awarded the DistinguishedFlying Cross as flight bat operations in Vietnam. He holds three Silver Stars, leader of a division of aircraft assigned as flak suppres- sevenDistinguished Flying Crosses, two Navy Com- sion and anti-Mig screen during an attack on an impor- mendations and 18 Air Medals. tant railroad bridge on 20 Sep 1965. CDR Haysgraduated from the Naval Academy in Afterevading a barrage of surface-to-air missiles 1950and entered flight training in 1952.On his last during the approach to the target area, LCDR Austin tour of duty in Vietnam,he served as commanding led his flight to the target and initiated glide bombing officer of a squadron aboard a carrier. attacks in the face of heavy enemy fire. After scoring several hitson thebridge, he positioned his flight to LL THREE SILVER STAR medals earned by CDR Hays protect the main body of the strike group from enemy A were awarded for duty as a pilot with that squad- fighters reported airborne in the vicinity. ron, Attack Squadron 85, embarked in yss Kitty Hawk LieutenantMichael L. Burns, USN. “Forheroism and (CVA 63). extraordinaryachievement in aerial flight on 18 Nov On 13 Dec 1966 he led a 25-plane strike group in a 1965.” LT Burns was strike leader of a flight of four daylight mission against the heavily fortified Van Dien A1-H aircraft in a strike againstan important bridge vehicle depot. After experiencingradio failure while used by hostile forces. approaching the target area,he relinquished the lead Upon arrival over the target, the flight encountered and continued as wingman with only the capability to weatherwhich required changes in the prebriefedat- receive on-guard frequency. tack plan. He thendirected the aircraft into a near After reachingthe target, he encountered multiple vertical attack on the bridge through a hole in the cloud missile firings and eventually received a direct hit by a cover. In the face of heavy enemy fire, he placed his 37-mm round which penetrated the wing of his aircraft. 1000-pound bomb on the structure, severing it from its Despite thedamage, he rolled into his diveand de- approachfoundation, thereby denying the enemy the livered his attack on his assigned target. For this action use of a central supply route. he was awarded his first Silver Star medal.

60 ALL HANDS the target, again encountering intense enemy reaction. He then rejoined the flight and led them through de- teriorating weather conditions back to the carrier. LieutenantRobert W. Cooper, Jr., USN. He was awardedthe Distinguished Flying Cross for action on 28Oct 1965 as radarintercept officeron an armed reconnaissance flight over enemy territory. Following a successful attack on a bridge on a major highway, his aircraft was struckby antiaircraft fire, followedby a severe explosion. LT Cooper remained with the aircraft in a valiant attempt to saveit, although the cockpit began to fill with smoke. As the flaming aircraft was directed away from enemy concentrations, LT Cooper, suffering severe burns, ejected from the stricken plane into a jungle. He directed the rescue helicopter to his position and was then lifted to safety. LieutenantCommander Ray L. Dunkin, USN. “For heroism and extraordinary achievement in aerial flight on 9 Sep 1965.” LCDR Dunkin piloted his photo reconnaissance air- craft on a missionover theThanh Hoa railroad and Silver Stor to John Hood, BMI. Received 30Awards forValor in Combat 1 He received a gold star in lieu of his second Silver fired at his aircraft andan attempt to illuminate his Star for action on 16 Mar 1967 as a pilot during a two- plane by enemy searchlights. plane night mission.At that time the objective was a Upon arrival atthe release point, he completed his thermal power plant at Bac Giang. mission, showinggreat skillin maneuveringto avoid While a malfunction caused his wingman to abort the the surface-to-air missile volley fired at his aircraft. mission, CDR Hays continued alone in adverse weather CDR HAYS WAS AWARDED a gold star in lieu of his third conditions, complete darkness and at extremely low alti- Silver Star for action as a pilot during all-weather tude. He reached the target despite intense fire, missiles missions against enemy facilities between 18 and 24 Mar 1967. CDR Ronald J. Hays During this period, he planned and led four multi- aircraft night strikes against North Vietnam’s only steel and ironcomplex andtwo significant thermalpower plants. Each of the targets was located deep inside the for- midable surface-to-air missile and enemy fighter inter- ceptor network protecting the Red River delta. He chose the most hazardous route to the target for himself through the unparalleled number of antiaircraft batteries of all caliber. Despiteintense barrage fire, continuous missile andgun laying radar activity and missilefire to andat the target area, he pursued the mission to a successful conclusion. From 16 April 1966 to May 1967, Commander Hays was awarded seven Distinguished Flying Crosses while serving as a pilot in AttackSquadron 85. His various citations for missionsover Vietnam are filled with phrasesand descriptions which exemplify the hazards andimportance of those flights. On one mission he initiated an attack in the face of heavy antiaircraft fire which struck the cockpit area of his aircraft. Although hit,he expertly maneuvered. his damagedplane and completed hismission successfully beforereturning to his squadron. Throughout the missions for which he was later dec- orated, he was constantly subjected to missile firings and antiaircraft activity. On several occasions, he also faced possible enemy Mig interception. Duringone flight, he ledhis group of 19 airplanes over 120 miles of enemy territory using his weapons

MAY 1968 61 a bridgeused by hostile forces. Followingthe strike on thetarget, he began his photorun, encountering heavy enemy antiaircraft fire from the area surrounding thebridge. He succeeded in maneuvering his aircraft system toprovide navigation to the target through to pass directly over the target, and obtained high qual- extreme weather conditions. His airmanship enabled the ity photosenabling precise bomb damage assessment. group to complete their mission. Commander Herbert P. Hunter, USN, awarded post- On the occasion for which he received his fifth DFC, humously. He was awardedthe Distinguished Flying he approached his assigned target as “cyclic barrage fire Cross for action on 16 Jul1967 as a pilot duringan from heavy antiaircraft batteries turned night into day air strike against the Phu Ly transshipment area. While andbuffeted the airplane, yet CDR Hayscontinued.” making a bombingrun on the target, hisdivision en- While under an umbrella formed by converging tracer countered several surface-to-air missiles, one of which fire, he executed a low altitude run which resulted in downed a member of the flight. the success of his mission. After completing his bombingrun, he continued to Following a sortie against the Hon Gai Power Plant, orbit thearea of thedowned pilot despitecontinued photographs of hisspecific assignmentrevealed CDR heavy antiaircraft fire and missilefirings. Heleft the Hays’ success as a result of his positioning of the aircraft area only after his wingman had taken a hit, escorting while “maneuvering in the face of antiaircraft fire and the latter to safety. As a result of CDR Hunter’s action heavy surface-to-air missile activity.” in broadcasting the pilot’s position and identifying ter- His seventh DFC was earned while leading a coordi- rain features, the downed pilot was rescued. nated mission againsta supply depot. He disregarded lieutenantAlbert R. Hyde, USN. “For heroism and heavy defenses at the target and successfully positioned extraordinaryachievement in aerial flight on JuI the group for a visual run. His judgment and leadership 1 wereprime factors in the safe disengagement of the 1966,” as pilot anda section leader of a flight of group from the target area. aircraft on a surface-to-air missile suppression mission. In addition, CDR Hays has received two Navy Com- While en route to his target area, the Duong Nham POLstorage facilities, the section leaderrepeatedly mendationMedals. The secondaward was presented exposedhis aircraft to enemy missile sites in order to for maintaining a high degree of combat readiness while locate their positions. He was successful, and delivered serving as commanding officer of AttackSquadron 85 a missile, silencing one of the sites. Uponhearing a duringoperations in Southeast Asia from 4 Dec1966 distress call from his commanding officer’s plane,he to 23 May 1967. During this period, his squadron flew rendezvoused with the crippled aircraft and escorted it 988 combat missions under all types of conditions. to the coastwhere the pilot ejected.He continued to Commander Hays’ 18 year career as a Naval Officer orbit the area, directing efforts for rescue of the downed reflects the difficult, time-consuming work requiredto pilot until low fuel forced him to return to his ship. becometopnotcha aviator. Aftercompleting flight Lieutenant (is)Holt M. Livesay, USNR. Awarded for training in 1952, LTJG Hays reported to Attack Squad- action on 23 Jan1967 as a pilot and wingman in a ron 195 for duty. After appointment to lieutenantin section of A-1H aircraft duringsupport of operation 1955,he was assignedto the U. S. Naval Air Test Sea Dragon. Centerat Patuxent River, Md. A later tour of duty He was assigned to provide gunfire spotting for de- stroyers operatingagainst the positions of the hostile took him to Carrier Air Group I where he completed a forces. Adverse weatherconditions made spotting number of correspondence courses such as aviation op- extremely difficult as the gunfire supportship began eration, naval airborne ordnance and shiphandling. firing on enemy 37-mm and 57-mm shore gun batteries. He was appointedlieutenant commander in 1960. The enemy batteries began firingon the ship and his He attended the Naval War College and graduated from the command and staff course in June of 1961. LCDR STAR AND CROSS-CDR Niles Gooding receives Silver Hays then joined Attack Squadron 44 at Jacksonville for Star. LT NeilSparks is presented NavyCross for further training. In 1962, he received training in an A-4 hispart in rescuingdowneda pilotVietnam.in aircraft whichincluded various weapons delivery courses. He completed this instruction whileattached to Attack Squadron 106. ReadinessAttack Carrier Air Wing 4 was his next duty station. In 1965, while serving with that unit, he was appointed Commander. In 1966, Commander Hays completed attack delivery pilot qualifications while as- signed to Attack Squadron 85. He served with this unit aboard uss Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) in Vietnam,and later became the commanding officer of that squadron. Commander Hays exemplifies the dedication required to becomea Navy pilot. The30 combatdecorations which he has received for action in Vietnam make him a highlydecorated Navyman and a hero in the great tradition of the sea service.

62 aircraft, but because of his past knowledge of the target complex and his alertness in spotting the gun positions, he was able to make one bold adjustment to the ship’s fire which neutralized the enemy guns with one salvo. His “professional competence, superior airmanship and skill in directing naval gunfire were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.”

LieutenantCommander Conrad B. Olson, USN. Awarded for “heroism and extraordinary achievement” on 14 Dec 1966 as section leader of an eight-plane flak suppressionelement in a strike against the Van Dien vehicle depot. Despiteintense antiaircraft fire and surface-to-air missiles, he succeeded in silencing an active, heavy anti- aircraft emplacement in the target area with a guided missile. He then observed a surface-to-air missile lifting from a nearby site. Despite damage to his aircraft by antiaircraft fire, he attacked the missile site and placed his rockets directly on target.

LieutenantCommander Claude D. Wilson; Jr., USN, awarded posthumously. He was awardedthe Distin- guished Flying Cross for action on 11 Nov 1966 while conducting a missile attack on a large antiaircraft artil- lery emplacement. As wingman in a flight of two light aircraft assigned as antiaircraft suppressors supporting a large air wing strike on railyards at NinhBinh, he made an inde- pendentrun on one of twoeight-gun antiaircraft batteries and several smaller emplacements which were firing point-blank into the bomber group. He destroyed the target with a direct hit on an air-to-ground missile.

Bronze Star Roy L. Castleberry,Electronics Technician Second Class, USN, pdsthumously. Awarded for meritorious service from 20 Jun 1966 to 24 May 1967 while serving as the after 50-caliber machine gunner on a PBR, and ultimately boat captain of a patrol boat. He participated in 133 patrols, 54 of which came un- der enemy fire. “His implacable valor and unwavering principles of conductwere sources of inspiration and motivation to his shipmates.” Petty officer Castleberry’s accuracy infiring his machine gun contributed signifi- cantly in two battles against, the Viet Cong. The combat distinguishing device is authorized.

LieutenantJohn R. Chapman, USN, awarded post- humously. The Bronze Star was awarded for service as advisor to Vietnamese Navy Coastal Group 16, Quang Ngai Province, from 15 Apr 1966 to 3 Apr 1967. On 22 JUII 1966,he directed a surveyteam in Sa HuynhRarbor when enemy firewas receivedfrom shore positions. He directed return fire and silenced the enemy fire with assistance of a Coast Guard unit. On 17 Au~1966, an enemy force of more than 200 at- tempted to capturethe junk base. LT Chapmanob- tained and directed supporting artillery fire and naval gunfire supportfrom two coastal surveillance units, thereby preventing the base from being overrun by the enemy. The combat distinguishing device is authorized.

LieutenantJohn W. Chidsey, USN. Formeritorious service from26 Mar 1965to 20 Jan1966. As a ship advisor to the Vietnamese Navy, he participated in 145

MAY 1968 The United States Navy Guardian of our Country The UnitedStates Navy is responsiblefor maintaining control of the sea and is a ready force on watch at home and over- seas, capable ofstrong action to preserve the peoce orof instant offensive action to win in wor. Itis upon the maintenance ofthis control thatour country’s gloriousfuture depends. The United States Navy exists to make it SO. We Serve with Honor Tradition,valor and victoryare the Navy’s heritagefrom the past. To these mabe added dedication, disciplineand vigirance as the watchwords of the present and fu- ture.At home or on distantstations, we serve with pride, confident in the respect of ourcountry, our shipmates, and ourfami- lies. Our responsibilities sober US; our ad- versities strengthen us. Service to God and Country isour special privilege. We serve with honor. The Future of the Navy TheNavy willalways employ new weap- ons, new techniques andgreater power to protect ond defend the United Stateson the sea, under the sea, and in the air. Now and in the future,control of the sea gives the UnitedStates her greatest advon- toge for the maintenance of peace and for victory inwor. Mobility, sur rise, dispersal and offensive power are the Eeynotes of the new Navy. Theroots of the Navylie in a strongbelief in the future,in continued dedication to our tasks, and in reflection on our heritage from the past. Never have ouropportunities and our re- sponsibilities been greater.

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